Boom bij twee huizen aan een bosrand 1897

"Boom bij twee huizen aan een bosrand" (Tree by Two Houses at the Edge of a Forest) is an etching by Dutch artist Jan Toorop, created in 1897. The artwork, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a detailed, almost skeletal, outline of a tree standing between two houses. Toorop's use of line and tonal shading create a sense of depth and atmospheric mood, characteristic of his Symbolistic style. The work's simplicity and focus on nature's presence amidst human structures reflects the themes of solitude and connection with the natural world that Toorop often explored in his art.