Mevrouw Kessler-de Lange met twee kinderen op een brug 1904 - 1908

This stereoscopic photograph, made by Geldolph Adriaan Kessler, pictures Mevrouw Kessler-de Lange with two children on a bridge. It's this quiet little moment, captured in a way that feels both distant and intimate. The sepia tones wash the scene in a haze, emphasizing the texture of the grass in the foreground, which appears rough and almost tangible. The eye is drawn to the figures on the bridge, their forms soft and slightly blurred, as if melting into the background of trees. There’s a wonderful sense of light playing across the scene. The details are gentle, the world captured as a harmony of tones and subtle gradations. It reminds me of the work of early impressionist painters, like Corot, who also found beauty in the everyday. This piece is a testament to how much can be said with restraint, suggesting that art can be found in any place or time.