Koppen 1869

comic strip sketch

pen sketch

personal sketchbook

idea generation sketch

sketchwork

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

sketchbook drawing

storyboard and sketchbook work

sketchbook art

"Koppen" is a pen and ink drawing by Johannes Tavenraat, dated 1869. This quick sketch features three profile portraits of people, possibly caricatures of Tavenraat's contemporaries. The work, housed in the Rijksmuseum, exemplifies Tavenraat's skill in capturing personality through expressive lines, adding humor and insight to his depiction of everyday figures.