Vrouw met hoofdbedekking by George Hendrik Breitner

Vrouw met hoofdbedekking c. 1883 - 1885

amateur sketch

toned paper

light pencil work

pencil sketch

incomplete sketchy

personal sketchbook

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

sketchbook drawing

sketchbook art

"Vrouw met hoofdbedekking" is a charcoal drawing by the Dutch artist George Hendrik Breitner, dating back to the period between 1883 and 1885. The work, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a woman's head and shoulders. The sketch captures the essence of the subject with loose and expressive lines. It exemplifies Breitner's characteristic style of capturing fleeting moments with quick, gestural strokes.