Ornamentontwerp by Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof

Ornamentontwerp c. 1901

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drawing, ornament, pencil

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drawing

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amateur sketch

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ornament

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art-nouveau

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thin stroke sketch

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pen sketch

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personal sketchbook

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sketchwork

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ink drawing experimentation

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geometric

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pen-ink sketch

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pencil

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sketchbook drawing

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sketchbook art

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initial sketch

Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof made this ornament design with pencil on paper, and it's all about the energy of the line. The piece feels like a breath held lightly on the page. There's a delicacy to the drawing, you can almost feel the artist exploring the forms, letting the pencil wander and discover. The paper itself is a material presence, lined and giving the feeling of a page torn from a notebook. Check out those swirling motifs at the bottom – they're like little worlds unto themselves! The whole thing is like a window into the artist's process, it reminds me of the work of Gustav Klimt, that same attention to detail and love of ornamentation. It's a reminder that art is often about the journey, not just the destination, and it’s fine for the journey to remain visible in the work.

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