De serenade 1894 - 1959

This comic strip, titled "De serenade," was made by Monogrammist G.J., though when is anyone's guess. This piece is so charming in its simplicity. The palette is restrained; the lines are bold and decisive. It’s like watching a silent film, or maybe a slapstick comedy. I can imagine the artist painstakingly drawing each panel, refining the composition, and adjusting the expressions of the figures to maximize the humor. The artist seems to be saying something about the folly of romantic gestures, or maybe it’s just a bit of fun. You know, as painters, we're all in conversation with each other, riffing on the same themes, experimenting with different forms of expression. Like how this comic strip is a distant cousin to a Rembrandt portrait or a Picasso sketch. It's all part of the same human story, expressed through the language of art.