Façade van een kerk 1849 - 1895

Here we see Willem Koekkoek's sketch of "Facade of a Church," an evocative drawing rendered on paper. The composition offers us a glimpse into architectural form through the skeletal lines of the church’s façade. The sketch destabilizes our perception by presenting not a complete picture but a fragment, inviting us to consider the broader structure from a semiotic perspective. The arches and lines, signs of architectural intent, are presented in a state of becoming rather than being. The drawing, in its incompleteness, raises questions about representation and reality. It engages with how we perceive and construct meaning from mere fragments. This sketch serves not just as a preliminary study but as an invitation to think about how art, like architecture, constructs and deconstructs the spaces we inhabit and imagine. It is a site of ongoing visual and intellectual exploration.