Ontwerp voor een glas-in-loodraam met als thema 'De Goede Raad' 1923 - 1924

Antoon Derkinderen made this design for stained glass, probably with graphite on paper. I can imagine him working on this, line by line, trying out different possibilities. Look at these careful lines, mapping out the design, building up the image. He's got all these little notes and ideas jotted around it. You can tell he's really thinking through every part of the composition. It's almost like he’s having a conversation with himself on paper. I love how the figures are placed within the design, so deliberate, so measured. And all the foliage! I just want to see the final stained glass. It must have been so vibrant, so full of life and color. It reminds me of other artists who were trying to bring art into everyday life, like the Bauhaus people. It's all connected, you know? Artists influencing each other, across time and space. That’s what keeps art alive, this ongoing conversation.