Laan met aan weerzijden bomen te Kleve 1905

This is "Laan met aan weerzijden bomen te Kleve," or "Avenue with trees on both sides at Kleve," made by Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande. He really dove into mark making here, the whole thing feels like a kind of energetic scribble. The texture is almost scratchy, isn't it? It’s all in these densely packed lines. See how he uses these marks to build up the forms of the trees, creating a canopy that feels both dense and light at the same time. Look at the way the ground is rendered. It’s this web of lines that suggests texture and shadow. There's a little cluster of marks towards the center of the piece that create what could be two small figures. There's something about the way he approached the drawing here that reminds me of Van Gogh's drawings. It's like he is using mark-making not just to describe what he sees, but also to describe what he feels. The piece reminds you that art isn't just about the final product, but about the conversation and the process that brought it into being.