Kop van Alphons Grandmont en een man, van achteren gezien 1892 - 1913

Bramine Hubrecht made this sketch of Alphons Grandmont with pencil on paper. The wispy, almost ethereal lines suggest that the artist was less interested in capturing a perfect likeness, and more concerned with the process of seeing and describing. Look closely and you'll notice the delicate, tentative quality of the marks. See how the artist uses the pencil to suggest the contours of the face and body, rather than defining them precisely? The back of the man is little more than a collection of curves. It's almost as though the artist is feeling her way around the subject, exploring its form through touch and gesture. I'm reminded of Eva Hesse's drawings in their exploration of form. Hubrecht’s image invites us to slow down, to look more closely, and to appreciate the beauty and complexity of the world around us. There are no fixed meanings here, only possibilities.