Hoofd van een Afrikaan en een oog c. 1916 - 1945

This pencil sketch called 'Hoofd van een Afrikaan en een oog', by Reijer Stolk feels like an intimate glimpse into the artist’s notebook. It's cool to see the artist working through the process of seeing. The light touch of the pencil gives the drawings a tentative, exploratory quality, like Stolk is feeling his way around the forms. The stains and smudges on the paper show the physicality of the artistic process, a reminder that art isn't just about the final image but the messy, hands-on journey of getting there. The additional eye, floating to the side, feels less like a study of anatomy than an attempt to capture the essence of vision itself. You might see echoes of someone like Philip Guston here, in the raw honesty and willingness to embrace imperfection. Stolk’s sketch invites us to appreciate the beauty of the incomplete and the power of simple lines to convey complex ideas.