Hoofden 1939 - 1941

"Hoofden" (Heads) is a 1939-1941 ink drawing by Dutch artist Leo Gestel, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum. The artwork is a dense composition of overlapping, fragmented heads, rendered with intricate lines. Gestel, known for his expressive style, captures the human condition through the fragmented and seemingly chaotic nature of the drawing. The work, created near the end of his life, reflects Gestel's distinctive approach to figuration, characterized by the juxtaposition of realism and abstraction.