Twee vrouwen op een binnenplaats tussen de huizen 1892 - 1913

Bramine Hubrecht made this drawing of two women in a courtyard with crayon at some point in her life. The cross-hatching and layered marks, they feel like a search, a building up of the image through touch. It is tentative, and so honest. There is a somber mood, the palette is limited and muted, but the artist allows these tiny sparks of warm colour in the brickwork and faces. Look closely and you can see the direction of each crayon stroke, this physical residue of the artist's action is what animates the whole piece. The texture of the crayon gives it a soft, hazy feel, like a memory. I keep returning to the posture of the figure in the foreground, the way her back is curved. It’s a simple line, but it speaks volumes. Hubrecht's quiet, domestic scenes remind me of Vuillard's intimate interiors, a similar kind of attention to the overlooked corners of life. Art is like this, an ongoing act of noticing.