Gebouw met een toren aan een straat 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh made this drawing, Gebouw met een toren aan een straat, with pencil, probably in a sketchbook, imagining a building with a tower on a street. I love the simplicity of this sketch – how with just a few lines he captures the essence of the architecture and the surrounding environment. I can almost feel the artist standing there, quickly jotting down what he sees, trying to capture the light and shadow. I imagine him squinting, simplifying the complex forms into these basic shapes. Look at the way the tower rises above the buildings! It’s fascinating to see how artists like Vreedenburgh work, how they observe and translate the world around them onto paper. It reminds me that we’re all connected, all part of this ongoing conversation about seeing and representing what’s around us.