Hoofd van een baby met gesloten ogen 1887 - 1924

Julie de Graag made this drawing of a baby's head with pencil on paper, but we don't know exactly when. I can imagine her, carefully shading around the cheek with her pencil. It’s a bit sweet, right? You can see how the sketch kind of emerges slowly, with all those gentle lines building up to make this soft, chubby face. The baby's eyes are closed, so there’s something peaceful but also a bit mysterious about it. It reminds me a bit of Paula Modersohn-Becker’s paintings of children, but with an even more intimate feel. De Graag has captured something super tender here, like a quiet moment suspended in time. It makes you wonder about all the different ways we see and experience the world, and how each artist brings their own unique thing.