Gezicht op de Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam c. 1909

This is a sketch by George Hendrik Breitner of the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, created with pencil on paper. Look at these lines – they are like whispers of buildings. I can almost feel Breitner, standing there, quickly capturing the scene. It's not about perfection but catching the essence, right? It makes me think, what was he thinking? Was he trying to freeze a moment, a feeling of being in Amsterdam? The textures here are just paper and graphite, and the immediacy of a line, yet they speak volumes. This isn't about the grand masterpiece; it's about the everyday, the sketch, the fleeting thought, the stuff that fills sketchbooks. It's like peeking into his mind. What a cool thing to be able to do.