Hoofd van een vrouw met loshangend haar c. 1919

Willem Witsen made this print called 'Head of a Woman with Loose Hair' at some point, using etching. The whole thing is built up of lines, but it's not just about contour. You see how he's used cross-hatching in the shadows? It's like he's weaving the darkness. And the way he's captured the light on her face – it's so delicate, almost like a whisper. You can almost feel the texture of the paper, right? The ink sits on the surface, catching the light, giving it a kind of depth. Look at the hair. It's not just hair, it's a cascade of lines, each one with its own weight and direction. It reminds me of Käthe Kollwitz, that same intensity of line, that same unflinching gaze. Art isn't about answers, it's about questions, about feeling your way through the darkness, one line at a time.