Gezin bekijkt een moestuin 1917 - 1970

Adrie Vürtheim made this lovely ink drawing, "Family Looking at a Vegetable Garden," and it's got that classic illustrative style, all done in monochrome, black ink on paper, with a light beige paper. I can almost feel the artist's hand moving across the paper, hatching lines to create shadow and depth. It’s pretty cool how the solid blacks of the father’s suit contrast with the light hatching that creates the foliage—it's all line work! I wonder if Vürtheim felt a connection to artists like George Grosz or Otto Dix. There’s a real intimacy in this piece, a snapshot of everyday life, so what were they all thinking as they look at this little patch of garden? Are they proud, excited, bored? It’s like Vürtheim is sharing a moment and inviting us to add our own stories and meanings.