Schema van de hanging van Breitners schilderijen met toelichting c. 1942

This is "Schema van de hanging van Breitners schilderijen met toelichting," made by George Hendrik Breitner, sometime between 1857 and 1923. It's a drawing, a plan, made with pen and ink. Look closely, and you'll see it's a map of sorts, charting the arrangement of Breitner's paintings. It's a glimpse into the artist's mind, a behind-the-scenes look at how he wanted his work to be seen. The lines are scratchy, raw, and full of a kind of nervous energy. I’m drawn to the handwritten notes, the way they curve and lean, as if the artist was in a hurry, scribbling down thoughts as they came. There’s something intimate about seeing the artist's hand so directly. It reminds me of Cy Twombly’s blackboard paintings. Both artists share this beautiful embrace of imperfection, this willingness to let the process show, rather than aiming for some idealized, polished end result. It's all about the energy, the feeling, the raw, unfiltered expression.