Compositiestudies van vissen in een aquarium 1876 - 1924

"Compositiestudies van vissen in een aquarium" (Composition Studies of Fish in an Aquarium) is a series of sketches by the Dutch artist Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, created between 1876 and 1924. The sketches, housed in the Rijksmuseum, show the artist’s preliminary work as he captured the movement of fish in an aquarium. The rapid, gestural lines of Dijsselhof's pencil bring a sense of energy and dynamism to his studies of fish, creating an impressionistic visual that captures the essence of their movement.