Vaandeldrager 1587 - 1596

This work, Vaandeldrager, of unknown date, is rendered in pencil on paper. The composition presents fragmented images, each meticulously detailed yet disjointed, which evokes a sense of deconstruction and perhaps even the ruin of memory. The upper section features the titular standard-bearer, emerging from what appears to be a flag or banner, while the lower sections offer glimpses of landscape and figures, obscured by tears and gaps in the paper. These absences are as meaningful as what is present, inviting reflection on what is lost and what remains. The artist here employs a strategy reminiscent of collage but executed entirely through drawing. The use of pencil allows for a range of tones and textures, emphasizing the materiality of the paper and the physical act of creation. This piece unsettles conventional notions of representation, reminding us that art is not merely a reflection of reality but also a construction, subject to fragmentation and reinterpretation.