Meisje met een doek c. 1928 - 1941

Miep de Feijter made this small drawing of a girl with a cloth, probably in ink on paper. It's got that quality of a quick sketch, a fleeting moment captured. I wonder what Miep was thinking, watching this girl play with the cloth. Was she amused? Did she see something deeper in the child's absorption? The lines are so simple, yet they convey so much. Notice the girl's focused gaze, the way she holds the cloth, almost like a precious object. It reminds me of being a kid, how ordinary things could become extraordinary in our imaginations. The inscription at the top, "It shouldn't, but..." hints at a story, maybe a secret game or a forbidden pleasure. It's a testament to the magic of childhood, where rules are bent and anything is possible. It makes you wonder about the unspoken narratives embedded in our everyday moments.