Annotatie 1884 - 1886

This annotation was crafted by George Hendrik Breitner, now residing in the Rijksmuseum, it offers us a glimpse into the artist's creative process. Note the text scribbled across the page and the bold horizontal line – these serve as symbols of organization and demarcation. Breitner uses them to capture immediate thoughts and directions. The act of writing itself has ancient roots; it's a form of capturing and preserving thoughts, initially on clay tablets, now transferred to paper. This simple act connects us to millennia of human attempts to understand and structure the world. Observe how the raw, almost chaotic lines contrast with the intention to organize the content of the page. This tension reflects a universal struggle, an attempt to impose order on the chaos of existence, a quest for clarity amidst the unpredictable flow of life. It stirs a feeling of the artist's presence. Symbols and gestures in art reveal not just what we see, but how we see and what we remember. This humble annotation, therefore, is a testament to the enduring human need to give form to our fleeting perceptions.