Liggende man in het gras met een verrekijker c. 1922 - 1925

Otto Verhagen sketched "Liggende man in het gras met een verrekijker", or "Man lying in the grass with binoculars" without noting a date. The sketch is made in an interesting time, when a man was supposed to be active and busy. However, we see a man lying in the grass, almost lazy. The dress code is that of a bourgeois, but the attitude is almost bohemian. The work is a silent observation on the changing roles of men, where the rigid expectations of work and success were met with a desire for leisure and introspection. Verhagen gives us a glimpse into a moment of quiet contemplation. It's as if the artist invites us to reflect on our own moments of stillness, to consider the value of observation in a world that constantly demands action. This piece suggests a narrative of resistance, of pausing to truly see amidst societal pressures.