Strandstoel en een figuur met een hoed 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh made this little sketch, Strandstoel en een figuur met een hoed, with a pencil and paper. I wonder if Vreedenburgh made this sketch en plein air, while sitting on a beach? Perhaps he liked to capture people unobtrusively in their natural habitat. It seems as though the chair and the figure are quickly, but deliberately composed with only a few strokes; the artist captures just enough of the essence of the moment without adding too much detail. You can feel the weight of the lines being etched on the paper, one stroke at a time. It reminds me of Guston's late-era drawings; in both, they share an interest in the ordinary and everyday, elevating it to a high form of art. It reminds us that even the simplest tools and materials can produce thoughtful, intimate, and poignant compositions.