Arbeiderswoningen aan een landweg 1905

"Arbeiderswoningen aan een landweg" (Workers' Houses on a Country Road) is a pencil sketch by Dutch artist Willem Cornelis Rip, dated 1905. The sketch depicts a simple composition of a group of houses nestled amongst trees, a typical subject for Rip's work, which often focused on the lives of ordinary people. The quick and loose lines of the sketch suggest a rapid drawing style, possibly a study or a preliminary idea for a larger work. The small scale of the piece, measuring just 116mm by 162mm, emphasizes the intimate and personal nature of Rip's artistic approach.