Ruïne van Teylingen 1887 - 1952

Chris van der Windt made this etching, "Ruïne van Teylingen", and it's all about lines, how they pile up and suggest form. It's like he's thinking out loud with the needle, showing us the process of building the image from scratch. Check out the way he renders the ruins, a flurry of vertical strokes that somehow suggest both solidity and decay. It's not about perfection or realism; it's about the act of looking, of trying to capture something ephemeral. The houses clustered at the bottom are described with choppy, horizontal marks, creating a strong foundation. There's a real sense of weight and texture, isn't it? This piece reminds me a little of Piranesi's architectural fantasies, though much more understated. Both artists share this fascination with the weight of history and the way marks can evoke presence and absence simultaneously. Art, after all, is about possibilities, not answers.