Studie 1883 - 1885

amateur sketch

light pencil work

pencil sketch

incomplete sketchy

personal sketchbook

idea generation sketch

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

sketchbook drawing

initial sketch

"Studie" is a preliminary sketch by Dutch painter George Hendrik Breitner, created between 1883 and 1885. The simple composition features a few gestural lines, rendered in graphite, which suggest the outline of a figure and a landscape element. This quick study is an example of Breitner's mastery of capturing the essence of a scene with minimal strokes. This artwork is housed in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.