Auto bij een boom en koppen 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh made this sketch called ‘Car by a Tree and Heads’ with pencil, probably in a sketchbook. Just imagine Vreedenburgh, quickly drawing impressions as they come to him. The car is boxy and feels very solid, yet is created with only a few lines. Then there are the heads! All facing upwards, perhaps dreaming or lost in thought, each rendered with a unique expression using the bare minimum of lines, like a shorthand for human presence. You can imagine the artist pausing, observing, and then rapidly sketching to capture a fleeting moment. Each line is so economical, so precise. Vreedenburgh is almost in conversation with other artists across time, like those Renaissance masters who also filled sketchbooks with studies of the human form. It’s a reminder that art is an ongoing dialogue. It’s not just about the finished product, but about the process of seeing, feeling, and trying to capture something real.