Studie 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh made this drawing, a 'Studie', with a pencil on paper. What I see is a kind of quiet investigation of forms, and a real sense of touch. I can imagine Vreedenburgh’s hand moving lightly across the page, feeling his way through the composition. Look at those tentative lines, like he's mapping out a territory, trying to figure out what’s there, and what might emerge. It is really like he’s thinking through drawing, letting the process itself guide him. It’s like a whisper, a suggestion of something, rather than a declaration. And you know, that's what I love about drawings: that artists are in an ongoing conversation, that it is an exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. Painting is an embodied expression which embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations.