Kar 1886 - 1923

This is ‘Kar’ by George Hendrik Breitner, drawn with chalk on paper. Just look at those simple lines... don't they make you think about the pure essence of form? I can almost see Breitner's hand moving swiftly across the page, guided by a sort of intuitive knowing. I wonder what it was like for him, capturing the fleeting moment, trying to nail down the essence of this… carriage? The chalk gives it a soft, almost ethereal quality. It feels like a whisper, a hint of something real rather than a solid depiction. That single stroke defining the carriage's shape – it’s so confident, so direct. You know, it reminds me of Cy Twombly, in a way – that same sense of searching, of trying to grasp something just out of reach. It’s a kind of dance between control and letting go, isn’t it? Artists like Breitner and Twombly are in an ongoing conversation, pushing each other to see the world in new ways.