Konijn 1908

leonspilliaert

pencil drawn

toned paper

light pencil work

pencil sketch

old engraving style

personal sketchbook

pencil drawing

sketchbook drawing

portrait drawing

pencil work

"Konijn," a 1908 work by Belgian Symbolist artist Léon Spilliaert, depicts a rabbit in a realistically rendered, yet somewhat melancholic style. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner. Spilliaert, known for his introspective and often solitary figures, captured a sense of quiet solitude in this animal portrait. The graphite drawing showcases the artist's mastery of detail and the play of light and shadow, conveying the rabbit's soft fur and the subtle texture of its environment.