Bos met vijver en liggende man 1907

Simon Moulijn made this lithograph of a forest, pond, and reclining man, with delicate marks in varying shades of gray. Looking at this, I imagine Simon, maybe tired or restless, taking a seat by the bank of a pond. Was he trying to capture the light filtering through the leaves, or maybe the stillness of the water? I imagine he's wrestling with the difficulty of translating something so serene into something tangible. The lithograph feels like a slow, careful exploration. Each mark seems deliberate, building up texture and depth. It reminds me that sometimes the most interesting art comes from the simple act of observing and trying to understand the world around us, and maybe even capture a little piece of it. It’s like a quiet conversation between the artist, the landscape, and us.