Studieblad met figuren en paarden c. 1886 - 1923

George Hendrik Breitner made this study sheet with figures and horses at an unknown date, likely using pencil. You know, there’s something so intimate about sketches. It's like catching an artist in the middle of thinking. The lines here are searching, unsure, as if Breitner is feeling his way through the forms. I'm drawn to the way he captures movement with just a few strokes. Look at the cluster of lines suggesting the head of a horse; it’s not about detail, it's about energy. You can almost feel the animal shifting beneath the surface. It reminds me of the way Cy Twombly would build up layers of marks, letting the process itself become the subject. These aren't finished statements, but beginnings, full of potential. It's a reminder that art is just as much about the journey as it is about the destination.