Zuidzijde van Kasteel Neubourg te Gulpen 1890 - 1920

This vintage photograph shows us the Zuidzijde van Kasteel Neubourg te Gulpen. It was captured by an anonymous photographer. What strikes me is how the whole scene bathes in a kind of soft, sepia tone. It's like time itself has become the primary material. Look closely and you’ll notice how the details of the stonework, the delicate arches of the bridge, and even the foliage are rendered with such ghostly clarity. The light is soft, almost blurring the edges of everything, which gives it this timeless quality. I love the way that photography can capture not just the image but also a sense of history. This photograph feels like a whispered secret from the past. In a way it reminds me of the work of Gerhard Richter, who uses photographs as source material for his paintings, abstracting and blurring the images to explore the nature of memory and representation. Both suggest that art is not about capturing a fixed reality, but about embracing ambiguity.