Architectuurstudie 1886 - 1923

George Hendrik Breitner made this architectural study with graphite, and what jumps out is how he’s figuring things out on the page. It’s all process. I love how the marks aren't just about representation; they're about thinking. You can see him mapping out the structure with these tentative lines, almost like feeling his way through the space. It’s not a polished rendering. Instead, there’s this energy, this feeling of immediacy, especially when you look at the top part of the paper which has numbers and text. It’s not about a perfect picture, but about working through the architecture. It reminds me of Cy Twombly, in that it's more about the gesture than the image. Both artists capture a sense of thinking in action, prioritizing the messy, exploratory nature of artmaking over any fixed idea. It’s like they’re saying, "Let's see what happens if I do this," and that’s what makes it so alive.