Ontwerp voor een datumblad voor het album 1865-1905 1905

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries's "Ontwerp voor een datumblad voor het album 1865-1905" is a pencil drawing on paper from 1905. This intricate design features a central motif of a cross, formed by a series of swirling patterns and surrounded by an elaborate frame of decorative scrolls and other geometric elements. The piece also includes the inscription "1 MEI 1865-1905," suggesting it was intended as a date sheet for an album commemorating the years 1865 to 1905. The delicate lines of the drawing and the elaborate nature of the design exemplify the stylistic trends of Art Nouveau, a movement emphasizing organic forms and decorative elements.