Schets van een landschap Possibly 1903 - 1929

This ‘Schets van een landschap’, or ‘Sketch of a landscape’, was made by Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, using what looks like graphite on paper. This is very light, understated, and beautifully tentative. The sketch, drawn with such delicate lines, reminds me of Cy Twombly's drawings, but with a more grounded, representational feel. It’s like Holst is feeling his way through the landscape, not quite sure what he will find. Look at the vertical lines towards the center; are they trees, or just a sense of verticality, of upward movement? Are the shapes on the left bushes, or the idea of bushes? The way he lets the lines fade and reappear suggests a landscape that is always changing, a world in flux. It reminds us that art is not about fixed representations, but about embracing uncertainty and the endless possibilities of seeing.