Verkiezingen van 1922 1922

This drawing, made by Patricq Kroon around 1922, looks like it was done with ink and maybe a little wash on paper. The whole thing is this furious hatching, like he’s building up tone with a million tiny scratches – you know, like when you’re trying to find the right word but your pen just keeps dancing around the page. It’s all about the process here, seeing the hand at work. The subject matter is a kind of political commentary, and the ink-work amplifies the feeling. The ink is pooling a bit in the shaded areas, giving a real sense of depth and weight to the figures clustered around this giant ballot box. Look at the face of that little devil perched on top, all jagged lines and furious energy! That one small character feels like a nod to the tradition of caricature, like Daumier, where every mark is loaded with meaning. The whole thing is a balancing act between clarity and chaos, a snapshot of a specific moment in time, but it's also a timeless reminder that art is never really finished, just abandoned.