Rivierlandschap met molens 1905

Willem Cornelis Rip sketched this river landscape with windmills using graphite on paper, and it's like catching a thought as it flits by. I can imagine Rip standing there, squinting into the landscape, his hand dancing across the page, trying to capture the essence of the scene before him, the looming sky. You get the sense of a vast expanse, even in this small format. The windmills, those iconic structures, are almost like characters in a play. They're not just objects; they're part of the story. I love the simplicity, the directness of it all. This sketch makes me think about other artists who’ve been drawn to the Dutch landscape, like Mondrian. There’s something about the light, the flatness, the way the sky dominates everything. It’s an ongoing conversation, this act of seeing and interpreting the world, each artist adding their own voice.