Man met drie paarden 1891 - 1941

Leo Gestel made this drawing, "Man met drie paarden", with pen and ink. It’s a jumble of lines that somehow conjure up a man surrounded by three horses. What grabs me is the scratchy, almost frantic energy of the lines. Gestel isn't trying to give us a photograph; instead, he's capturing something more raw. Look at how the lines zigzag and pile up, creating a sense of movement. The ink is thin, but the density of the hatching gives weight to the forms. The drawing reminds me of Picasso's early sketches, where he was figuring out how to break down forms and represent them in new ways. It is a reminder that art is a conversation across time. It's not about having all the answers, but about embracing the questions.