Danseres in traditioneel kostuum 1906 - 1945

This drawing of a dancer was made by Reijer Stolk, and the frenetic pencil marks give it such energy! I can imagine Stolk in the audience, sketching furiously to capture the movement and drama on stage. Look at those bold, dark strokes that define the dancer's costume. It’s all angles and sharp points, like the dancer is a kind of abstracted, angular bird taking flight. What was he thinking as he hatched this bird? I wonder if he was excited about cubism, like I was, back in the day? Painters are always in conversation, you know, even across generations. We riff off each other’s ideas, remixing and reinterpreting. Stolk's drawing reminds us that art isn't about perfect representation. It's about feeling, about capturing a moment, an essence. It’s about joining the dance.