Paard in een weiland before 1905

This photograph of a horse in a meadow, or "Paard in een weiland," was made by L. Lorjé jr. Imagine him out there in the field, squinting, maybe it’s a bit misty. The scene feels quiet and still, captured in shades of gray. The horse is there, a dark, solid shape, but softened. I wonder about Lorjé's process, trying to freeze a moment that’s already fading. Did he have to wait for the light? Did the horse cooperate, or did it wander off, impatient? There’s this cool interplay between what’s solid—the horse, the trees—and what’s fleeting, like the reflection in the canal. Painters are always borrowing from each other, and from photography. Each artist sort of nudges the conversation forward. It’s about that push and pull between control and letting go. It's like he captured something so fleeting, and also captured something of how it felt to be out there.