Boten aan een kade in de stad 1899 - 1938

Georg Schrimpf made this print of boats on a quay in the city using graphic marks in black ink. I love how graphic and bold it is! It's like he’s using the shapes to build a whole world. I can feel the artist's hand moving, making decisions, adding and subtracting lines. You can see how the ink almost dances on the paper, creating a visual rhythm that pulls you in. He must have been in a state of flow, where intuition takes over, and the image emerges almost on its own. The boats and buildings are reduced to their most essential forms. It’s all about suggestion, isn’t it? For me, Schrimpf’s print speaks to the power of simplicity, and the beauty of reduction. Artists are always borrowing from each other like this, and the conversation between them makes art so vibrant. It’s not about having the right answer but about how much room it leaves for your imagination.