Acht scènes met jongens before 1894

Willem Wenckebach’s “Acht scènes met jongens” (Eight Scenes with Boys) is a collection of eight drawings, done in pen and ink, of young boys in various poses. This artwork, housed in the Rijksmuseum, highlights Wenckebach’s skill in capturing the dynamism and innocence of childhood. The drawings, likely created as studies for larger works, offer a glimpse into the artist’s creative process and his fascination with the everyday lives of children. The intimate scale of the drawings and their focus on individual figures, in contrast to more traditional portraiture, demonstrate a shift towards a more informal and realistic representation of youth.