Dorpsgezicht met een kerktoren 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh made this drawing, Dorpsgezicht met een kerktoren, with graphite on paper. The marks are so tentative, so searching – it makes you feel like you're right there, looking over the artist's shoulder. See how the spire of the church is formed from all these tiny, hatched lines? It's like he's not quite sure if it's there, or if it's just a suggestion of a church, sketched lightly. You can almost feel the texture of the paper, it's so immediate. It reminds me of some of the architectural drawings made by Mondrian during his time in Paris – a similar sense of quiet observation, a real eye for form. Like Mondrian, Vreedenburgh prompts us to reconsider our surroundings, and to see the hidden beauty in the everyday. Ultimately, art is a conversation and Vreedenburgh’s work is part of that ongoing exchange.