Abklatsch van de krijttekening op pagina 48 1875 - 1934

This transfer of a chalk drawing, by Isaac Israels, captures a moment, like a fleeting impression. I'm thinking about how Israels might have worked to capture that image, page 48, smudging, rubbing, pressing—the chalk transferring to the next sheet. What I find so evocative is the blurred nature of the image, the softness of the chalk, and the way it fills the paper, dense in some areas, fading in others. Did Israels want to retain something of the original drawing, or was he experimenting with the possibilities of reproduction? I think artists are often in conversation with one another, across time. We can’t help but respond to each other's ways of working, and this piece reminds me of my own interest in the possibilities of process, the way that the act of making something can be just as important as the final result.