Karikaturaal hoofd van een man met een bril c. 1916

Reijer Stolk made this caricature of a man with glasses with pencil on paper. Look at these marks! The artist uses hatching and cross-hatching to build up the shadows on the man's face and clothes. It's almost like he's scribbling, but with intention, right? You can really see the process of the drawing, the way the artist is thinking through the lines. And the glasses! Aren’t they great? They are just these confident lines that suggest form without filling it in. This approach to the glasses mirrors the overall essence of the work. There is nothing laboured about this drawing. Stolk captures the essence of his subject with these loose, energetic marks. It reminds me a little bit of Philip Guston's late work. Both artists share that sense of freedom and playfulness. It's all about gesture.