Vooroverbuigende figuur in jacquet, mogelijk een variétéartiest 1875 - 1934

Isaac Israels made this drawing of a figure in a jacket with graphite on paper. It's just a few lines, a kind of scribble, but somehow the figure emerges out of the paper. I wonder what Israels was thinking at the time. Was he just doodling, or was he really trying to capture the essence of this person? I get the feeling that he was trying to work something out. The lines are so light and loose. It's like he's feeling his way around the form, trying to find the right balance. He embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations. It makes me think of other artists like Daumier, who were also interested in capturing the human figure in all its messy, awkward glory. You see how the figure almost emerges out of the page. Artists are always in conversation with one another, across time and space.