Gezicht op villa Groot Haesebroek vanuit de tuin 1926

Simon Moulijn made this drawing of Villa Groot Haesebroek with pen on paper. The surface is alive with hatching, it’s dense and varied in tone and direction, like he's building the image with lots of tiny marks, and in the process also building up the light and shadow. I love the trees. They frame the villa, but they're not just props. Look how Moulijn has given them so much character! You can feel the rough texture of the bark, the way the branches reach out. It feels like the trees are alive, like they have their own story to tell. And then there's that soft, blurry background, it reminds me of Corot. You know, sometimes art feels like a conversation between artists across time. It’s an amazing thing when mark making can convey both atmosphere and a sense of place.