Twee karikaturale figuren 1878 - 1944

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita created this pen and watercolor drawing, *Two Caricatural Figures,* at an unknown date. There’s a lightness to the drawing, a sketchy quality. The lines are thin, and the colors are muted. It’s like he's thinking aloud on paper. The faces are so expressive, so exaggerated! I’m drawn to the contrast in their expressions, the one on the left, reading with such focus, while the other seems to be sneering. The watery texture gives it a certain vulnerability. This reminds me a bit of Honoré Daumier, with his sharp social commentary through caricature, though Mesquita has his own unique flair. It’s a good reminder that art isn’t about perfection, but about process and observation. It's about how we see and interpret the world around us, and how we choose to represent it.