Kalenderbladen van april, mei en juni, met hagedis en vogels 1901

Theo van Hoytema made this lithograph titled "Kalenderbladen van april, mei en juni, met hagedis en vogels" on paper. There's a kind of ghostly repetition at play. The paper is a pale, sandy color, and the imagery seems to float just above the surface. Looking at this piece, I can imagine him playing with stencils, maybe even old advertisements, and calendars, layering them like memories. There's a quietness, a sort of muted hum. I wonder if Hoytema was thinking about time, how the seasons blend together, and how our memories blur. Did he feel a connection to the natural world, to those lizards and birds peeking out from the design? It reminds me of work by artists like Agnes Martin, who also found a profound kind of expression by paring things back. It’s cool how artists can have these conversations across time, inspiring each other to see the world in new ways. This print invites us to slow down, to feel the whisper of time, and to embrace the beauty of the imperfect.