Figuren aan tafels, mogelijk in een café 1875 - 1934

This sketch of figures at tables in what might be a cafe comes to us from the hand of Isaac Israels. Look at the quick, jotted lines. It's like he's trying to catch a fleeting moment, the hustle and bustle of daily life. I can imagine Israels sitting in the corner, quickly sketching, trying to capture the essence of the scene before it vanishes. There is a table looming at the top of the sketch, rendered with dense, dark strokes, while below, figures emerge from a web of lines. It’s like he’s thinking through seeing, you know? Think of other artists like Degas capturing similar scenes. They're all part of this ongoing conversation, bouncing ideas off each other across time. Israels embraces the unfinished, the uncertain. He's not trying to give us a definitive picture, but rather an impression, an invitation to imagine and feel along with him.