Isegrim voor koning Nobel 1866 - 1939

This drawing, Isegrim voor koning Nobel, was made with pencil and crayon by Bernard Willem Wierink. It's like stumbling upon a hidden stage where animals play out human dramas. Wierink’s mark-making feels exploratory, almost like he’s thinking aloud on paper. The sketchy lines and subtle use of crayon create a sense of depth and texture, inviting you to lean in and decipher the narrative. There’s a particular spot, right around the wolf’s snout, where the pencil lines get denser. This gives the face character; you can imagine Wierink getting lost in the details, figuring out the wolf's expression. It reminds me a bit of James Ensor, with its quirky characters. Art, at its best, is like that—a conversation across time and mediums. It's about how we see, think, and feel our way through the world, one drawing at a time.