Ontwerp voor een glas in loodraam met een paard en leeuw 1896 - 1934

Jaap Weyand made this design for a stained-glass window with coloured chalk, sometime between the late 19th and mid-20th century. I love this kind of drawing, where you can really see the thinking behind it. It looks like Weyand was trying to figure out how to make a horse and a lion look good together, framed by these shards of colour. You can almost feel him working through the composition, adjusting the lines, playing with the colours to see what works best. The gridded lines give the drawing the feel of an architectural plan, but the animals have this really energetic feel about them. The marks are smudgy and soft, not too precise, which helps to give it a sense of movement. Even though it's just a study, there's something really satisfying about seeing that process laid bare. It’s like we’re right there with the artist, puzzling things out, making decisions, and just letting it all unfold.