Mijnwerker 1898

"Mijnwerker" (1898) by Jan de Waardt is a charcoal drawing depicting a working-class man, likely a miner, standing with his hands in his pockets. The artist's expressive lines and hatched shading capture the subject's weariness and the harsh realities of labor in the late 19th century. The drawing, now in the Rijksmuseum, is a powerful example of de Waardt's social realism and his keen observation of everyday life.