Twee aangespannen paarden met een ruiter 1875 - 1934

Isaac Israels made this drawing of a horse and rider with black chalk, and you can almost feel the movement in the strokes. It’s like he’s trying to catch the energy of the scene, the way the muscles of the horse tense and release, the rider balancing, adjusting. I imagine Israels standing there, charcoal in hand, trying to capture a feeling more than a perfect image. See how some lines are bolder, more certain, while others are light, searching? It’s like he’s thinking out loud with the charcoal. That diagonal slash across the paper – is it a whip, a stray mark, or just pure energy? It doesn’t really matter because in a drawing like this, the process is the point. It’s about the artist's interaction with the world, the way he sees, feels, and then puts it down on paper, leaving us a trace of his experience. It’s a reminder that art is not just about the finished product; it’s about the act of seeing and making.