Corry Goelst en Wilhelmina van Zijll de Jong bij een auto 1932

This is a small photograph, its origin unknown, showing two women, Corry Goelst and Wilhelmina van Zijll de Jong, beside an automobile. It's striking how much feeling is captured in this black and white image. I can imagine the artist thinking about their composition. Did they ask the women to stand in a certain way? Or was it simply capturing a moment as it unfolded? And those tones, those shades of grey: they speak to something specific about the era in which it was made. I think of other artists - painters, sculptors, photographers - whose work this photograph brings to mind. This reminds me of a time when there were so many exciting ideas being explored across art and culture! We are all, as artists, in this ongoing conversation, each piece echoing and responding to what came before. Ultimately, like all good art, it opens itself up to many different interpretations.