Palm en geometrische patronen c. 1916 - 1945

This page of sketches by Reijer Stolk is full of lines and thoughts emerging through the artist’s hand. I imagine Stolk, with his pencil, trying to capture the essence of a palm tree alongside some geometric shapes, maybe architectural details, or maybe just playing with form. Look at that palm – it’s not just a tree, it's a series of radiating lines, each one slightly different, capturing the organic sprawl of nature. Then you have these geometric patterns sitting above, like a thought process mapping out structure and order. The juxtaposition of the organic with the geometric is compelling, it's like the artist is mediating between two worlds. Maybe he was thinking about how nature and design intersect, or how one informs the other. It reminds me of Hilma af Klint who was also working with geometric forms and naturalistic forms. Ultimately, this page feels like a quiet moment of exploration, inviting us to consider the relationships between form and nature. It’s a testament to the endless conversations artists have with the world, and with each other, across time.