Man die de krant leest op een stoel c. 1917 - 1919

Otto Verhagen made this drawing of a man reading a newspaper while sitting on a chair with what looks like graphite and coloured pencil. The way he's worked the graphite on the man's coat and trousers gives the drawing a real sense of depth, using layer upon layer of mark making to give the impression of form. Looking at the newspaper itself, you can see how he's used the green pencil to give it a kind of weight. There's something about how Verhagen applies these colours that makes the whole scene feel very present and real, as if he's right there with the man, observing him. It feels a bit like some of Daumier's lithographs, where the everyday is made monumental through the artist's attention and focus. What do you think?