Figuren bij bebouwing en twee aangespannen paarden 1881 - 1883

George Hendrik Breitner sketched these figures with buildings and harnessed horses, a study in contrasts, sometime before 1923. The harnessed horses, symbols of labor and movement, stand juxtaposed against the static architecture. Consider the horse: a motif stretching back to antiquity, embodying power, virility, and the wild, untamed aspects of nature. One recalls the steeds of the Parthenon frieze or the dynamic horses of Delacroix. Here, though, the horses are bound, harnessed. This evokes a potent psychological tension—a restraint of primal energies. From the classical world to the Romantics, the horse appears again and again, each time molded by the fears and desires of the age. Like a dream image, it undergoes endless transformation, a testament to our collective, subconscious anxieties. As you consider this drawing, reflect on how these symbols resonate within your own psyche, a part of our shared human experience.