Laan met rijtuigen 1875 - 1934

Here is a charcoal sketch on paper by Isaac Israels. Looking at this, I immediately think of Cy Twombly's scribbles. I imagine Israels rapidly capturing the essence of carriages passing by, the charcoal dancing across the page, almost a blur of motion and energy. See how the marks overlap and intersect, creating depth and suggesting forms without fully defining them? You can almost feel the speed of the horses and the rumble of the carriage wheels. I wonder, was he trying to capture a fleeting moment, or was he more interested in the act of drawing itself? This makes me think about the way artists like Twombly use mark-making as a way to explore movement, space, and feeling. Each stroke is a record of a gesture, a thought, a moment in time. It's a conversation between the artist, the medium, and the subject. And in that conversation, something new emerges.