Dansende figuren 1908

George Hendrik Breitner made this drawing of dancing figures with pencil on paper. It's all about capturing movement, right? You can see how he's worked over the figures, adjusting their poses, searching for the right gesture. It's like a dance on the page! The lines are so light, almost like ghosts, suggesting the fleeting nature of dance. Look at the way the limbs are sketched out, just a few lines, but they convey so much energy. Breitner isn't trying to give us a perfect representation. He's trying to show us the feeling of the dance, the rhythm and the flow. This reminds me a little of Degas's drawings of ballet dancers, that same interest in capturing movement and the everyday. But Breitner's drawing feels more raw, more immediate. It's a glimpse into his process, a reminder that art is often about the search, the experimentation, and the joy of mark-making.