Boot op het water 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh made this pencil sketch, titled "Boat on the Water," sometime in his life. It's a peek into the artist's process, a moment of capturing something fleeting. The beauty of a sketch lies in its immediacy. Look at the boat itself, a mass of shaded lines, almost vibrating with energy. You can almost feel the artist's hand moving quickly, trying to pin down the essence of the scene. It's less about perfect representation and more about feeling the boat, the water, the moment. And that's what art is, right? Not just about what you see, but how you feel it. It reminds me of Guston's rough, raw drawings, where the act of mark-making becomes the subject itself. It's a conversation, a way of thinking through seeing.