Drie rennende paarden 1891 - 1941

Leo Gestel drew these three running horses with graphite on paper. Look at how the lines almost dance across the page. I can imagine Gestel capturing the energy and movement of these animals, not so much trying to render them perfectly, but searching, as the forms shift and emerge. There’s this incredible lightness, a sense of the ephemeral as if the horses might disappear in a puff of smoke at any moment. Gestel's not just drawing horses; he’s capturing a feeling, a fleeting impression of speed and vitality. The horses overlap, creating a layered effect that almost feels cubist. It’s as if Gestel is showing us multiple perspectives at once. It’s not about perfection, but about the raw, unedited energy of the creative process.