Twee figuren, mogelijk een man en een vrouw Possibly 1883 - 1885

George Hendrik Breitner created "Twee figuren, mogelijk een man en een vrouw," or "Two figures, possibly a man and a woman," with a delicate application of graphite on paper. The study presents two heads, one slightly behind the other, overlapping, connected by a few lines indicating shoulders and clothes. The figures lack precise contours; instead, they are shaped by varying densities of graphite. The soft shading models the forms, giving a sense of depth while maintaining an unfinished, exploratory quality. Breitner is less concerned with exact representation and more interested in capturing fleeting impressions. This approach aligns with the broader artistic movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, where artists explored subjective experience over objective reality. The sketch embodies a modern sensibility of incompleteness and the ephemeral nature of perception. It is a study of form, light, and shadow rather than a complete, resolved depiction.