Molen aan een waterkant 1914 - 1916

"Molen aan een waterkant" (Windmill by a Waterside) is a quick sketch by Dutch artist Willem Cornelis Rip. Created sometime between 1914 and 1916, the artwork is a simple charcoal drawing on paper. It depicts a windmill in a landscape, with the waterside indicated by a few lines and the suggestion of clouds. The sketch is executed with loose, gestural strokes, characteristic of Rip's expressive style. Rip's rapid and impressionistic approach provides a glimpse into the artist's fleeting observation of a Dutch landscape.