Jongens houden een watergevecht in zee before 1933

Hans Borrebach made this line drawing of boys having a water fight, and it's all sharp angles and playful splashes. Imagine him leaning over the page, the pen dancing to capture the fleeting chaos of water and youth, as though he were trying to bottle the energy of summer itself. I’m thinking about the speed of Borrebach's hand here, how he was trying to keep up with the moment. The bold lines create a sense of movement and a feeling of the sea spray. Notice that one figure whose arms are raised in mock surrender, or maybe he is genuinely surprised by a cold burst of water. What was Borrebach thinking as he made this? I see the ghost of someone like Hockney in this drawing, and I think about the lineage of artists who have tried to capture the ephemeral qualities of water. It's all a big conversation, this art thing. We're just trying to express something about being alive, through marks and gestures that speak louder than words.