Kalenderblad voor september 1912 met konijnen en meerkoeten 1911

This is Theo van Hoytema’s “Kalenderblad voor september 1912 met konijnen en meerkoeten," or Calendar Sheet for September 1912 with Rabbits and Coots, made probably with lithographic ink on paper. I imagine van Hoytema making marks on the lithographic stone, building up this fuzzy world where the rabbits live. You can see the softness of their fur and the quick way they move through the landscape. I wonder if he noticed the rabbits on a walk and then rushed home to draw them, trying to capture their fleeting presence. It makes me think about other artists like Dürer, who were also obsessed with rendering animals with such care. Each stroke is so intentional, isn’t it? Like the way the reeds by the water bend ever so slightly. I feel like Van Hoytema is reminding us to look closer. To appreciate how September light dapples across the landscape and illuminates these little creatures, inviting us to consider what else we might find there.