Vrouwenkop, in profiel naar links 1892 - 1913

Bramine Hubrecht made this delicate head study with graphite on paper. Look at how softly she’s rendered the woman’s features, it’s like she’s just emerged from the paper. I bet Hubrecht felt a kinship with her subject as she drew, carefully outlining the curve of her brow and the gentle slope of her nose. The slight upturn of the woman’s lips gives the portrait a sense of quiet amusement, as if she knows something we don’t. The wisps of hair piled loosely on top of her head, held in place with a hairpin, suggest a casual elegance. I wonder if the woman was a friend, family member, or paid model. Hubrecht's work reminds me of other female artists of the time who focused on intimate scenes of domestic life and portraiture. It's as if they were developing a secret language. A visual conversation about what it meant to be a woman in a world that often overlooked their experiences.