Handwerkende vrouw in een strandstoel 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh made this drawing of a woman in a beach chair with graphite on paper. I'm just imagining Vreedenburgh there, squinting in the sun, trying to capture this scene. It's like he's wrestling with the moment, right? You can almost feel the sand between his toes as he's sketching away. There’s something immediate about the lines—quick, confident. And notice how the negative space becomes as important as the figure itself. I bet Vreedenburgh was thinking about capturing the essence of leisure, the way light hits the body, the casual pose. He probably didn't labor over it too much. It was more about getting the feeling down, you know? Like a visual diary entry. I love how artists do that, turning everyday observations into something timeless. It makes me want to grab a pencil and just start drawing whatever's in front of me.