Tandarts onderzoekt het gebit van een militair before 1909

Constant Cap made this etching of a dentist examining a soldier's teeth sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century. You can really see the artist’s hand in the hatching marks which create depth in the image. It’s like he’s sketching with acid, letting the process dictate the forms. The overall tone is sepia, with the density of the marks giving us the tonal range. See how Cap uses short, choppy lines to define the dentist's vest, contrasting with the smoother, longer lines that suggest the soldier's face. It's fascinating how such simple marks can evoke so much detail and texture. This reminds me of some of Whistler's etchings, that same attention to line and the balance between detail and suggestion, but with more teeth! This piece invites us to appreciate the beauty in the everyday, finding poetry in the mundane act of a dental examination. It’s about looking closely, seeing the world as an ongoing process of discovery.