Abklatsch van de krijttekening op pagina 79 1901 - 1907

This transfer of a chalk drawing by Willem Witsen is a quiet ghost. Can you imagine the artist carefully pressing paper onto a chalk drawing, gently coaxing the image to transfer? I feel for Witsen here, the delicate marks like a whispered secret. What was he thinking, what was he hoping to capture? Maybe he wanted to preserve the ephemerality of the original. The pale, faded tones speak of time passing, of things dissolving, like a half-remembered dream. It reminds me that artists are always in conversation with each other. Every mark carries echoes of the past, a dialogue across time. This piece, with its gentle touch, its imperfection, allows for endless readings. It reminds us that art is not about fixed meanings, but about the ongoing process of seeing and feeling.