Schetsboek met 60 bladen c. 1916 - 1945

This is a sketchbook with sixty pages, made by Reijer Stolk. Sketchbooks allow us to view the artist's creative process, and can reveal how the artist responded to the social conditions of his time. Stolk lived through both World Wars. A sketchbook like this gives insight into the daily life of an artist living in the Netherlands during that period. It can be seen as a primary source that reflect social, economic, or political realities. The presence of this sketchbook in the Rijksmuseum says a lot about the institutional frameworks that shape art history. Museums play a crucial role in determining which artworks are valued and preserved for future generations. To fully understand the sketchbook, art historians will often use archival research, biographical information, and contextual analysis. The meaning of art depends so much on its social and institutional context.