Schoorsteen met wapens van Jacob Mom en Cornelia van Culenborch in het Stedelijk Museum te Utrecht c. 1890 - 1922

Here, Johanna van de Kamer sketched a chimney with the coat of arms of Jacob Mom and Cornelia van Culenborch at the Stedelijk Museum in Utrecht. I can imagine her standing there with her sketch book! I love how she has really captured the weight of this object in time. There is a sense of an encounter with something ancient. I think she really focused on line and texture. Look at the patterns on the tiles around the fireplace and how the light shines on it. There’s a push-and-pull between what’s heavily worked and what is less defined. There is definitely a sense of light and shade in here; it feels like the chimney is emerging from the dark. I bet Johanna van de Kamer was inspired by the work of other artists too. It’s a great example of how we are all in conversation, exchanging ideas and inspiring one another's creativity!