De bouwmeester 1918

"De Bouwmeester" (The Architect) is a 1918 charcoal drawing by Dutch artist Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, known for his symbolic and expressionistic style. The artwork depicts a figure, possibly an architect, standing in a geometric frame, holding a miniature building and a compass. This design sketch, likely for a larger painting, highlights Holst's interest in the relationship between architecture and the human figure, with the sharp angles of the frame echoing the angularity of the figure and model.