Studie, mogelijk van een staande vrouw 1875 - 1934

Isaac Israels made this drawing, maybe of a standing woman, with graphite on paper. The thing that gets me about this piece is the gesture of the marks, the way the artist's hand moved so freely and instinctively across the page. You can almost feel the artist searching for the form, trying to capture the essence of the figure with just a few simple lines. What was he thinking about when he made it? What was he trying to communicate? It reminds me of those moments in the studio when you're just trying to get something down, not worrying about the details, just letting the feeling guide you. It is a conversation, and it keeps going, inspiring our creativity over time.