Decoratief patroon met rechthoeken c. 1916 - 1945

Reijer Stolk made this drawing, ‘Decoratief patroon met rechthoeken’ with a pencil on paper. It’s like a dance of marks, a controlled chaos where each line, each rectangle, each little squiggle feels like a step in a larger choreography. Look at the way Stolk uses the pencil, not to hide the process, but to flaunt it. The lines aren't perfectly straight and the rectangles are wonky, yet they come together to form this intricate pattern. The little dots between the geometric shapes feel like punctuation marks in a visual sentence. It reminds me a bit of Paul Klee’s pedagogical sketches at the Bauhaus. Both artists share a willingness to embrace imperfection and to see the beauty in the process of making. This piece reminds us that art is not just about the end result, but about the journey, the exploration, and the sheer joy of putting marks on paper.