Konijn 1908

Here's a drawing of a rabbit, or "Konijn," made by Léon Spilliaert, likely with charcoal or graphite on paper. Just imagining the artist bent over the page, building up the dark fur with tiny strokes, feels intimate. What’s amazing is how he captures the roundness and weight of the rabbit with such simple means. See the velvety shadows along its back? It reminds me of other artists who obsess over small, everyday subjects—like Morandi with his bottles. There's something about focusing on the mundane that opens up a whole world of feeling. What was Spilliaert thinking as he drew each whisker? Was he trying to capture the rabbit’s essence, or just its form? Maybe it was both. I love how art can be such a quiet conversation, across time, between artists and viewers.