De kangeroe 1894 - 1959

This image of a kangaroo was made by Gordinne and is held at the Rijksmuseum. Look at the way the artist lays down the lines, they have a searching quality, like the artist is feeling their way around the subject. There’s something so charming about the textures created using lines and dots, building up the form of the kangaroo. See how the surface of the kangaroo is almost fuzzy, made up of tiny marks. The kangaroo is like a solid form, but at the same time, the image has a lightness and openness to it, almost like the kangaroo could jump right off the page. This reminds me of Audubon's bird prints, but looser and more playful. It's a reminder that art is always a conversation, a jumping-off point for new ideas.