Twee staande figuren, mogelijk dansers 1921 - 1922

Isaac Israels made this sketch of two standing figures, possibly dancers, with graphite on paper. It’s a really intimate, informal sketch, right? You can see the artist working, the lines aren’t about being precious, they're searching, trying to capture a sense of movement, maybe. I love the way the graphite is used to create a sense of depth and volume, especially in the figure on the right. Those darker, thicker lines make the form feel weighty, present. And the looser, lighter lines around it suggest a kind of energy, like the figure is vibrating, or about to move. It’s like Israels is thinking through drawing, not just representing something he sees, but actually figuring it out on the page. This reminds me of Degas and his drawings of dancers, that same feeling of trying to capture something fleeting, something about bodies in motion. Art is always a conversation, an echo, right? A way of seeing and thinking that gets passed down, transformed, kept alive.