Schetsboek met 23 bladen 1890 - 1946

This sketchbook with 23 pages, made by Cornelis Vreedenburgh, is all about process, where mark-making becomes this quiet, personal conversation. I mean, just look at the cover—it’s got this beautifully worn, beige tone, like a well-loved object. You can almost feel the texture of the paper. It makes you wonder about all the places it’s been. It’s a simple object, but it holds so much potential, so many unspoken ideas. I’m drawn to the faint traces of sketches underneath. It speaks to the provisional nature of art, how ideas come and go, how one thing leads to another. It feels like a metaphor for how we move through the world, always accumulating experiences. It reminds me of Cy Twombly’s sketchbooks, where the act of drawing is more about thinking than representing. Ultimately, this piece reminds us that art is about embracing ambiguity and questioning what we think we know.