Zittende en staande figuren 1921 - 1922

Isaac Israels made this drawing of standing and sitting figures with graphite on paper. It’s light and dark, or maybe more like light and less light. I imagine Israels capturing the fleeting sense of being, his graphite stick dancing and jiving over the page. You know, sometimes, the best drawings are the ones where you can sense the artist's energy, the quick decisions, the willingness to just let it flow. Look at the hatching, the scribbles. He’s trying to find the form, not just copy it. He wants to see it, and show it to us. The way he's built up the shading, it's almost sculptural. It's not about perfection, but about feeling. There is a sense of the artist in motion, their mind at work. It’s like he’s saying, hey, let’s figure this out together. And in that spirit, it speaks to all artists who embrace the messy, imperfect, and beautiful journey of making.