Pepita wordt gestoord bij een massage before 1948

Hans Borrebach made this drawing in black ink, with a cartoonish simplicity. I can feel the hand of the artist moving confidently across the page. I imagine Borrebach hunched over a table, armed with brushes and ink, trying to capture an amusing scene. I get the sense of the artist thinking 'how can I convey disruption?' It's a dynamic drawing that captures a moment of surprise and interruption. The lines and shapes, though simple, manage to convey expression, emotion, and narrative. It’s like Borrebach is saying: "let's use the simple tools of line to tell a funny, intriguing tale." Looking at it, I’m reminded of other cartoonists and illustrators who use the power of the drawn line to tell stories. Artists are in an ongoing conversation, aren’t they? Each one building on the work of those who came before, finding their own voice within that shared language. And I'm inspired to use it to create new work.