Studie 1890 - 1946

This is a pencil sketch on paper by Cornelis Vreedenburgh. It’s called "Studie," which, of course, means study. And that’s exactly what it feels like: Vreedenburgh, working something out. The pale graphite shimmers across the bright white paper. See how the building emerges from the page in a flurry of lines and angles, almost like an apparition? The circle and the boxy shapes around it hover, provisional and ethereal. It’s more about the *idea* of a building than the actual, physical thing. That’s what’s so cool about drawings, right? They can be messy, unresolved, and still totally captivating. It reminds me a little of the architectural sketches of someone like Frank Gehry; where the energy and dynamism of the lines become an art form in themselves. Ultimately, the drawing embraces the beauty of imperfection.