Le Coup de Vent 1905

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen made this drawing, Le Coup de Vent, and you can really feel the speed of his hand in the frantic hatching of the pencil. The lines aren’t precious, they dance with a life of their own. I love how the dresses are sketched in broad, confident strokes, giving them weight and volume. See how the wind whips through the women’s hair? It's all energy, every mark seems to be caught in the gust, even the shadows. It's a kind of raw immediacy that draws you right in. Steinlen worked around the same time as Toulouse-Lautrec and shared that artists passion for capturing everyday scenes with a loose, expressive style. It’s a reminder that art isn’t just about perfect representations, it’s about capturing a feeling, an instant, a breath of life.