Blad met karikaturen 1875 - 1895

This is "Sheet with caricatures," a pen and ink drawing by Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. The composition consists of quick, gestural sketches scattered across the page, unified by the consistency of line and medium. Schmidt Crans employs caricature to distill and exaggerate individual features, skewing conventional representations of the human form. Notice how each figure is rendered with swift, almost impulsive lines. The structural form is warped, challenging fixed notions of identity and representation. The exaggerated noses, ears, and chins invite us to question the underlying assumptions about physical appearance. The lack of background detail further emphasizes the play of line and form. Ultimately, Schmidt Crans destabilizes the idea of a singular, fixed identity, suggesting that meaning is fluid and always subject to interpretation.