Dorp in de bergen aan een meer by Johannes Tavenraat

Dorp in de bergen aan een meer 1840

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drawing, pencil

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drawing

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amateur sketch

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light pencil work

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pencil sketch

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sketched

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incomplete sketchy

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landscape

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personal sketchbook

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idea generation sketch

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romanticism

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pen-ink sketch

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mountain

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pencil

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line

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sketchbook drawing

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initial sketch

Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain

This drawing, ‘Dorp in de bergen aan een meer’ was made by Johannes Tavenraat. The light touch of graphite on paper gives us a glimpse into a tranquil scene, where the landscape's simplicity invites contemplation. The composition is structured by a horizon line that divides the paper into distinct spatial zones. Notice how the artist uses a sparse network of lines to suggest form. These lines trace the contours of a mountain village mirrored by the calm surface of a lake. The buildings, rendered with minimal detail, are rhythmically spaced along the mountain. This creates a sense of depth and scale that is quite remarkable, given the drawing’s simplicity. Tavenraat's deliberate use of line and space asks us to consider the essential elements of landscape, and how we perceive our place within it. It encourages us to find beauty and meaning in the understated.

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