Badplaats 1887 - 1930

Jean Emile Laboureur made this print, Badplaats, at an unknown date with engraving. It's like a cool puzzle of lines, isn't it? The first thing I noticed were the lines; they aren't fussy or timid. They reminded me of geometric abstraction. You know, when you look at that swimsuit, it's all about shapes fitting together, like a design challenge. It's interesting to note how the artist is more interested in the geometric forms of the body, rather than the person themselves. The artist seems to be stripping things down to their bare essentials, like they're saying, "Hey, let's see what happens if we just use lines." Think about somebody like Stuart Davis, who used a similar formal economy to create lively street scenes. In the end, art is all about having conversations across time! It's fun to see how artists play with ideas, and there's no right or wrong way to see it.