Man met een pet zittend op een stoel 1890 - 1946

This drawing of a man in a cap, seated on a chair, was made by Cornelis Vreedenburgh. You know, looking at this drawing, I imagine Vreedenburgh rapidly sketching, trying to capture a fleeting moment. You can almost feel the artist's hand moving quickly across the paper, driven by the urgency of the moment. I wonder, was the sitter a friend, or just a passerby? The cap casts a shadow on his face, obscuring his expression. The lines are simple and direct, but they convey a sense of weight and form. There's a kind of tenderness here, in the way the artist has rendered the man's posture, the way he slumps in his chair. It reminds me of other artists' sketches, quick notations of the everyday. All these artists are having this conversation through time, riffing on each other’s forms and ideas, you know? This drawing invites us to slow down and really look, to notice the beauty in the ordinary.