Vier afgemeerde schepen op een Bretons strand 1928

Lodewijk Schelfhout made this print called 'Four Moored Ships on a Breton Beach'. I wonder about the process, how Schelfhout shifted the image from an idea to a composition, slowly building it up by layering tones, a bit like a painter! I can see a very interesting landscape with rocks and very dramatic clouds. I can imagine Schelfhout thinking, how can I capture the essence of the landscape? I wonder how he made the marks. The composition is so carefully built with tonal balance and contrasts. I wonder about the kind of conversations that happen across time. There are no fixed meanings; instead, the image offers a space for continual exploration and creativity.