Abklatsch van de krijttekening op blad 9 verso 1875 - 1934

This intriguing piece by Isaac Israels is a transfer of a chalk drawing, maybe from around the turn of the last century. The palette is ghostly – all soft greys and creams – with a kind of reticent beauty. Looking at the surface, you can really see the texture of the paper, almost like a memory of a material. The image is faint, hinting at a previous form, a dance between presence and absence. I find myself studying the way the chalk seems to almost float on the surface, like dust. It reminds me that art making isn’t just about the final product, but the ephemeral moments along the way, the accidental beauty of process. It's hard not to think of artists like Cy Twombly, who also embraced the beauty of the imperfect line, the palimpsest, the gesture. But this piece has a quiet intimacy all its own, inviting us to contemplate the layers of time and process embedded within it. It’s a reminder that art is an ongoing conversation, full of echoes and whispers.