Architectuurstudie, mogelijk van een marmeren kroonlijst c. 1902 - 1914

This is a page from a sketchbook by George Hendrik Breitner. It’s just pencil on paper, a quick study, maybe for a marble cornice, now in the Rijksmuseum. The beauty of a sketch like this is in seeing the artist’s mind at work. The way Breitner lays down these tentative lines, measuring out space and form, you get a sense of art as a process of discovery. Notice how the lines are so faint and sketchy. This sketch is not about a finished thing, it's about the trying. The numbers and notes around the drawing feel like another type of mark making. That’s what draws me to art. It’s not about perfection or answers. It’s about the questions, the searching, the trying to figure things out through color, line, and form. This sketch feels like a conversation Breitner is having with himself. It reminds me of Cy Twombly's work in its casual yet deeply considered quality. Art is one long, ongoing conversation, an exchange of ideas across time. It's okay if it's messy.