Dimensions: height 95 mm, width 154 mm
Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain
This is Willem Cornelis Rip’s drawing, made with chalk. The composition is structured around a horizontal division, where the upper part of the drawing features faint hills and the lower part shows some buildings. The sketch seems to capture more of an impression than a detailed depiction. This approach resonates with the broader artistic movements of the time, where artists were starting to explore subjective experience over realistic representation. Rip uses line to suggest rather than define, inviting the viewer to fill in the gaps. The use of chalk contributes to the sketch's ephemeral quality, giving the work a sense of being a fleeting moment captured in time. This materiality, combined with the simplicity of form, emphasizes a visual experience of memory and perception. The work invites us to consider how we construct images from minimal information.
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