Toppen van daken en een toren 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh created this drawing, "Toppen van daken en een toren" with graphite. The composition of the artwork is minimal, with the tower and rooftops rendered as a series of sharp, angular lines against a pale background. There's a sense of incompleteness, as though the artist is not trying to capture the full reality, but rather the essence or structure of the architectural forms. The choice of graphite is key, its monochromatic nature strips away any distraction, pushing us to focus on the form and structure of the tower. The negative space is as important as the lines themselves, giving the tower room to breathe, to assert its presence without overwhelming the scene. We might see the tower not just as a physical structure but as a sign of something greater – perhaps stability, aspiration, or the passage of time. The drawing invites us to look beyond the literal and to consider how simple lines can convey complex ideas about space, form and representation.