Binnenhaven bij een dorp 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh drew "Binnenhaven bij een dorp" with a graphite pencil, probably en plein air, like a sketch of an idea to be taken back to the studio. Imagine him there, squinting, trying to get the light just right on the water! You can almost feel the breeze, can’t you? The graphite is light and feathery, like he barely touched the page, as though not wanting to disturb the scene. The lines are so delicate, almost like whispers. See how he captures the reflections in the water with these little vertical strokes? It’s like he’s trying to hold onto something fleeting, something that’s always changing. The whole thing reminds me of Constable's cloud studies. I see Vreedenburgh capturing a specific moment, but also connecting to something bigger than himself. Artists, you know, we’re all just riffing off each other, trying to figure out how to make sense of the world, one sketch at a time. We keep the conversation going.