Schelpengalerij bij Kasteel Rosendael Possibly 1944 - 1946

This image shows a section of a photo album with three small black and white prints, showing the Schelpengalerij bij Kasteel Rosendael. The artist is unknown, which somehow, makes it all the more intriguing. Looking at the bottom image, the shell work has a raw, handmade quality, like folk art. It's dense, textured, and covers every inch, like some outsider art, or a garden made by someone deeply in tune with the natural world. I'm really drawn to the composition – the way the human figures are placed amongst the shells. They’re almost consumed by the materials. It reminds me a little of the work of Paula Modersohn-Becker, who also had a deep connection to nature and the human form. This embrace of the tactile and imperfect resonates with the ongoing conversation between artists across time. It's a reminder that art is more about the process and less about fixed meanings.