Baby in een kinderwagen en een jongenshoofd 1875 - 1934

Isaac Israels made this drawing of a baby in a stroller and a boy's head in graphite. It's all about the immediate, the fleeting, like a snapshot of a moment. The texture of the paper peeks through the sketch, giving it a raw, honest feel. See how the lines are so direct? Some are dark and confident, others are light and tentative, almost like he's feeling his way through the scene. It's like he's saying, "This is what I saw, this is how I felt, right here, right now." The rapid, almost scribbled marks around the baby's head give a sense of movement and energy. It's as if he’s trying to capture not just the image, but the very essence of a fleeting moment. This kind of sketch reminds me of other artists who were obsessed with capturing daily life, like Degas, always sketching dancers in motion. It’s that same idea, art as a process of seeing and recording, rather than just a finished product.