Krantenknipsel uit archief Jan Veth 1904 - 1912

This is a page from the Jan Veth archive, a newspaper clipping by De Amsterdammer, and well, it’s got that vintage newspaper vibe, you know? The page is filled with columns of text, but it's the images that grab you. There's this full-length portrait of a man with a top hat and a cane, all done with these precise, deliberate lines. Then your eye is drawn to those lion studies—a couple of heads and a full body. The way the artist has captured the texture of their manes! I can imagine the artist, hunched over, carefully drawing each line, thinking about the weight of the ink, the pressure on the page. It feels so thoughtful and considered. Looking at the page as a whole feels like a historical document and also an intimate, personal creation. You wonder what other clippings were preserved. It reminds you that artists are always in dialogue, not just with their contemporaries but with the past, each mark echoing and answering those that came before.