Deel van het bovenlichaam en hoofd van een man 1912 - 1940

Dick Ket made this partial portrait, 'Deel van het bovenlichaam en hoofd van een man' with pencil on paper. Look at the way he's built up the image with these delicate, tentative marks. It's like he's feeling his way around the form, slowly coaxing it into existence. There's something so fragile and vulnerable about the way he renders the face. It's not about capturing a likeness, it's more like an exploration of the human condition. See how the lines are soft and hazy, almost like a memory fading away. And the way he leaves so much of the paper untouched, it's as if the figure is emerging from a void. It reminds me of some of the early drawings by Lucian Freud, where he's wrestling with the weight of the world. Both artists share this raw honesty, this willingness to confront the uncomfortable truths about ourselves.