Windmolen in een landschap c. 1925 - 1935

This ink drawing depicts a windmill in a landscape, capturing a quintessential emblem of Dutch ingenuity. The windmill, with its rotating sails, has long been a symbol of man's ability to harness nature's power. Consider the symbolic weight carried by such structures: since antiquity, the turning wheel has been a potent motif, evoking cycles of life, the revolving cosmos, and the relentless march of time. Think of the Buddhist "Wheel of Dharma", or the medieval "Rota Fortunae". Here, the windmill's turning blades might echo those ancient symbols, now grounded in the practical task of grinding grain, a link between heaven and earth. This fusion of the mundane and the symbolic is no accident. The cultural memory embedded in the windmill allows us to engage with something timeless. Like a recurring dream, it whispers of our continuous struggle to find balance.