Duinlandschap 1884 - 1927

Johan Antonie de Jonge's graphite drawing invites us into a landscape rendered with a delicate touch. It’s as if the scene emerges through a veil of soft pencil strokes. I can imagine De Jonge standing there, sketchbook in hand, trying to capture the vastness and the quietness. Notice how the lines create a sense of depth. He's pushing and pulling our eyes across the scene. See how the marks thicken and thin, suggesting texture and light? It's like he’s not just recording what he sees, but also how he feels in that moment. It reminds me of some of Constable’s cloud studies, where the focus isn’t just on representation but on the act of seeing itself. There's a conversation happening across time here. It’s about how we look, what we choose to capture, and how we translate that onto a surface. And, crucially, the feeling in between.