Staande man en vrouw in een interieur 1870 - 1937

This undated line drawing shows a standing man and woman indoors. The anonymous artist has worked up the scene from delicate but frantic lines, like they were trying to capture a fleeting moment. What’s going on here? I wonder if they’re having a tiff? She seems to be confronting him, hands on her hips, all dressed up in her finery with a very elaborate hat! He’s turning away from her, maybe feeling guilty? Look at how the artist has captured her dress, all those tiny lines give it form and volume. And notice how they’ve used shadow to create depth in the room, even the picture on the wall gets the same attention to detail. It makes me think of other artists who found ways to express so much with so little, like some of the German Expressionists with their bold woodcuts. It feels like these artists are all in conversation with each other. Each one teaching us a different way of seeing and feeling the world.