Annotaties 1914 - 1923

This page of annotations was made by George Hendrik Breitner, using graphite on paper. I am really drawn to the intimacy of the page and the marks upon it, as though I am looking at the artist's own notes to self. I can imagine Breitner walking around, taking in the sights, then stopping to jot down thoughts and impressions, names and addresses even. Maybe he was planning a painting? The texture and tone of the graphite is soft and gentle, with an overall sense of harmony and balance in the composition. I like how some of the lines have been firmly pressed and others are light and fleeting. He underlines certain words or phrases. It speaks to me of those moments of artistic thought, where our minds wander, and we take note of this and that, ideas forming, like a gentle unfolding of an image in the mind.