Krabbel van een stadsgezicht 1828 - 1897

Adrianus Eversen made this drawing of a cityscape with graphite on paper. At first glance, the subdued tones and skeletal lines give the work a ghost-like quality. The bare outlines of buildings suggest a city viewed through a veil, evoking both familiarity and distance. Eversen's technique uses minimal strokes to define the architectural forms and spatial relationships. The composition invites us to ponder the nature of representation itself. It’s as if Eversen presents us with the very scaffold upon which our perceptions of the urban landscape are built. Here, the materiality of the graphite lines becomes crucial. They act as signifiers, hinting at the underlying structures and systems that shape our understanding. In doing so, the artist challenges the idea of a singular, fixed reality, suggesting instead that our perceptions are always mediated, constructed from fragments of information and subjective experiences. In this way, the sketch becomes a meditation on the act of seeing, reminding us that what we perceive is but a trace of something larger and more complex.