Markt op een plein met bomen 1892 - 1913

Bramine Hubrecht made this sketch of a market square with trees using pencil on paper. Look at how she's built the image with delicate marks, a sort of light scaffolding. You can see the ghost of adjustments and erasures that suggest she felt her way around the scene. I can imagine her, sitting on a bench maybe, squinting and concentrating, trying to capture the hustle and bustle. Hubrecht seems interested in the overall atmosphere, the energy of people coming together. She marks out an area in space with 2 vertical lines and suggests the space with a series of tent-like forms. The looseness reminds me of other impressionist sketches, where the goal isn't precision but to grasp a fleeting moment. It's like she’s saying, "Here’s what it felt like to be there, amidst the crowd, the light, and the lively exchange." She's creating not just a picture but a feeling, an impression.