Gedeelte van een compostie met twee koppen 1878 - 1938

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst made this pencil drawing with delicate and tentative lines, mapping out a composition with two heads. I can imagine Roland Holst circling around an idea, maybe searching for the right expression, the perfect angle. See how the lines overlap and intersect, creating a sense of depth and movement? I can almost feel the artist’s hand moving across the page, adjusting, erasing, and redrawing until the forms begin to emerge from the paper. It reminds me of some of Philip Guston’s drawings, the way he used line to explore form and space with an almost sculptural quality. The overall effect feels open, like an invitation to participate in the act of seeing itself. The beauty of drawing lies in its inherent ambiguity, allowing for multiple readings and interpretations. Roland Holst’s sketch invites us to engage with the process of creation, to consider the endless possibilities that emerge when an artist puts pencil to paper. We’re all just trying to figure it out as we go along, and it's amazing to see how artists have tried to capture life's messiness through painting.