Gezicht op Villers-sur-mer met figuren op het strand en in de zee 1930

Edgar Chahine created this beach scene, "Gezicht op Villers-sur-mer met figuren op het strand en in de zee," with a kind of scratchy tenderness. I imagine him, squinting slightly, etching away at the plate, trying to capture the feeling of a breezy day by the sea. Look how he renders the waves – not as solid forms, but as broken lines, suggesting movement and light. And the figures on the beach, they're not really people, more like little dashes and dots, like memories or fleeting impressions. I bet Chahine was thinking about how to convey a sense of place, not just by showing what's there, but by suggesting the way the air feels, the sound of the waves, the overall sensation of being at the beach. It reminds me a little bit of some of the impressionist painters, who were also trying to capture these ephemeral moments. It’s as if he is inviting us to get lost in its subtle details and feel the refreshing ocean breeze.