Landschap met kerktoren c. 1875 - 1940

This landscape with a church tower by Octavia Cornelia Suzanna Hofstede de Groot, made with etching, it’s all about the power of suggestion. Look at how she uses line! It’s not about perfectly capturing reality, but about hinting at the feeling of a place. The magic is in the details, like the way she uses tiny strokes to build up the textures of the trees, how the light seems to filter through the leaves. It’s almost like she's inviting us to complete the picture in our own minds. The overall effect is kind of dreamy, like a memory. This reminds me a bit of some of Whistler’s etchings, not in style so much as in the idea of capturing a fleeting moment, a mood. Art isn’t just about what you see, but how it makes you feel.