Figuren op een overkapt treinperron 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh made this pencil drawing of figures on a train platform with an arched roof. Imagine standing on that platform with Vreedenburgh, waiting for the train, sketchbook in hand. What do you think he was trying to capture? The criss-cross of the roof, the movement of bodies, or the light streaming through the glass? There’s a quiet energy in this drawing that I can relate to. I love how the artist uses quick, gestural marks to convey the scene's architecture and atmosphere. You can see how each stroke of the pencil seems to dance across the paper, building up layers of tone and texture. It reminds me of the way Guston used to work, always searching, always experimenting. It’s like a visual diary, capturing a fleeting moment in time. Drawings like this remind us that art is as much about the process as it is about the final result. And that every artist is in conversation with those that came before.