Schetsboek met 59 bladen 1890 - 1946

This sketchbook with 59 pages was made by Cornelis Vreedenburgh, but we don't know exactly when. It's the kind of thing that looks unassuming, but then you get closer, and it becomes super evocative. You see the way the cover has aged, a sort of beige, maybe canvas, and you imagine it tucked under someone's arm. Think about it: 59 blank pages just waiting for ideas. The little smudges and marks on the cover, they're like whispers of past thoughts. It reminds me that art isn't just about the final product, it's about the process, the journey. All those starts and stops, the changes of heart, the things you scribble out, and the things you decide to keep. A sketchbook is a record of all that. Like the sketchbooks of Paul Klee, this is a chance to glimpse the inner workings of an artist's mind. It tells a story without saying a word.