Portret uit archief Philip Zilcken after 1910

This black and white portrait of Dr. H. J. Vinkhuyzen is a real mood. You know, I'm always thinking about the artist, and what the process might have been, the artist is unknown here. The image emerges, shifts, through trial, error, intuition. I wonder what it was like to create this, what the artist was thinking at the time? What materials did they use? How did they experience the surface of the photograph paper? This artist has achieved something remarkable. A gesture in the eyes communicates feeling, intention, maybe even a little bit of meaning. It's like they are having a conversation with you. The artwork puts me in mind of other portraits I've seen, so many artists working across time inspiring each other's creativity. So much embodied expression here which embraces ambiguity and uncertainty.