Wijdbeens staande man met een hoed, van achteren gezien 1865 - 1913

This pencil drawing by Bramine Hubrecht presents us with a man, seen from behind, standing with his legs spread. This stance, legs wide, rooted to the earth, is a posture of dominance and stability. It echoes the ancient sculptures of gods and heroes, figures who command their domains with assurance. Consider the contrapposto of classical sculpture—a similar distribution of weight, but here, devoid of the heroic musculature, it becomes almost comical, hinting at a vulnerability beneath the surface. This figure, viewed from the rear, invites us to consider what is hidden, unknown. The hat, a symbol of social identity, obscures his thoughts, turning him into a riddle. This pose, so reminiscent of power, is undercut by the anonymity, creating a tension between the external posture and the internal state, a dance as old as human representation itself.