Abklatsch van de krijttekening op pagina 36 c. 1884 - 1887

"Abklatsch van de krijttekening op pagina 36" is a faint, barely visible charcoal drawing by Willem Witsen, housed in the Rijksmuseum. This work, likely created between 1884 and 1887, is a transfer of a chalk drawing from page 36 of an unknown sketchbook. The delicate nature of the transfer, creating a ghostly image, evokes a sense of fleeting memory and the fragility of artistic creation. The faint lines suggest a figure in a landscape, perhaps a study for a larger work by the Dutch realist painter Witsen.