Studie en annotaties 1890

This small, 1890 study, by Dutch painter George Hendrik Breitner, reveals the artist's meticulous approach to capturing the details of the human form. This preparatory drawing, housed at the Rijksmuseum, reveals the artist's meticulous approach to capturing the details of the human form. The scribbled notes on the back of the paper suggest the artist's ongoing observations and adjustments during the creative process. These notes, while unintelligible to us, likely held great meaning for Breitner, allowing him to experiment and refine his composition.