Rennende paarden 1891 - 1941

Leo Gestel made this drawing of running horses with pencil on paper, and you can almost feel the graphite dust floating in the air. It's so linear, so sketchy, that it feels like the image is still in the process of emerging. I can imagine Gestel in front of the paper, trying to capture the dynamism and energy of these animals in motion. The horses almost seem to multiply, one blurring into the next, suggesting speed and maybe even a little bit of chaos. That dark shading in the background is interesting, too. What does it mean? Is it a storm cloud? A shadow? Or just a way to make the horses stand out? It reminds me of some of Franz Marc's animal paintings, where animals become symbols of primal energy and the forces of nature. You know, it's funny how artists keep returning to the same subjects, like animals, trying to find new ways to capture their essence. It's like we're all in this big conversation together, across time and space, inspiring each other to see the world in new ways.