Vier voorstellingen van het exterieur en interieur van Villa Corvin te Hilversum 1884 - 1952

This is a black and white print by Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, titled 'Vier voorstellingen van het exterieur en interieur van Villa Corvin te Hilversum.’ I wonder, what was De Vries thinking as he made this? It reminds me of a turn-of-the-century advertisement. It's got this decorative border, a kind of art nouveau flourish with botanical motifs framing the building and its interior. The photo on the upper part of the artwork shows a villa with trees around. Inside are scenes of domestic bliss – people sitting, reading, relaxing by the fireplace, and all these tiny details build a picture of upper-class comfort and order. You see, the way these interiors are presented, they're not just rooms but little stages for how life should be lived, right? This work is part of a bigger conversation artists have across time, inspiring one another’s creativity, while embracing ambiguity to allow for multiple interpretations.