Duinlandschap 1881 - 1927

Johan Antonie de Jonge made this sketch of a dune landscape, we don't know exactly when or where. I’m really drawn to these soft lines. It looks like it was made with graphite or charcoal. You can almost feel the artist’s hand moving across the page, building up the forms of the landscape bit by bit. The tree on the left is a flurry of tiny marks. I wonder if de Jonge was trying to capture a particular moment, or just working out different ways of seeing the landscape? It reminds me of drawings by other artists who were experimenting with ways to represent light and atmosphere. It makes me think about the relationship between drawing and painting, and how artists often use drawing as a way to explore ideas before committing them to canvas. It's all connected. We all learn from each other.