Mannen en vrouw bij een lessenaar en man op terras before 1904

This is a drawing by Willem Wenckebach with ink on paper depicting two separate scenes. What strikes me is the way Wenckebach handles the ink, almost like he’s sketching with light itself. It's all about the process here, you know? The building up of tones, the way the light seems to dance across the figures. Look at the scene on the right, the seated figure. The thin lines create a sense of depth and shadow. Then there’s the thicker, bolder strokes that define the figure’s posture, and even the architecture around them, giving a real feeling of presence. It makes me think of Adolph Menzel, how he used line to create character, but here, it’s like Wenckebach is using it to capture a fleeting moment, a whisper of a story. Ultimately, what I love about art is its ambiguity. There are no right answers, just different ways of seeing and feeling.