Binnenluiendijk te Hoorn Possibly 1915 - 1922

Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht made this sketch of Binnenluiendijk in Hoorn with pencil on paper. It's all about the energy of the line here. See how the artist allows the lines to vibrate and find their own way? It's like he's letting the drawing discover itself. I'm really drawn to the way he's captured the weight of the hay cart with just a few strokes. You can almost feel the heft of it, like it's about to roll right off the page. And then there's the building looming behind, rendered with such a light touch, yet so solid and imposing. It’s a dance between detail and suggestion. This sketch reminds me a bit of some of the early architectural drawings by Frank Gehry, where the lines are almost more about capturing the feeling of a place than the exact details. It's like Hoynck van Papendrecht is inviting us to participate in the act of seeing, of constructing our own version of this street scene.