Band met een floraal motief en rolwerk c. 1901

This simple yet captivating pencil drawing of a floral motif and scrollwork is by Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof and it now resides in the Rijksmuseum. Looking at this piece, I'm thinking about the artist sitting there, pencil in hand, probably hunched over a table, and making marks, these deliberate, looping gestures—searching, erasing, then searching again. Did he do it with a very sharp or more blunt pencil? And was he satisfied with the final result? The lines move and swirl, creating a dynamic rhythm that seems both carefully planned and delightfully spontaneous. You can almost feel the artist's hand moving across the page, experimenting with shapes and forms, trying to capture the essence of nature in a simple yet elegant design. It makes me want to experiment and find something new. Like a painter friend of mine once said, inspiration is everywhere!