Schilder J.H. Wijsmuller in zijn atelier aan de Overtoom 189 in Amsterdam Possibly 1903 - 1946

This photograph captures J.H. Wijsmuller in his studio on Overtoom 189 in Amsterdam, shot by Sigmund Löw. Look at the paintings surrounding him, the canvases stacked up, and those sketches scattered on the floor. It’s all about the process, isn't it? I’m really drawn to the texture of the surfaces, the way the light catches the paintings. You can almost feel the impasto, the layering of the oil paint, and the weight of the brushes dragged across the canvas. It shows the physical act of painting. Check out the half finished painting in the foreground, you can see where Wijsmuller has scrubbed at the paint to create the sky. The brushstrokes feel loaded, like a painter wrestling with the material. This is about art as a conversation, a lineage of seeing and making. It reminds me a bit of Courbet's studio paintings, all these paintings stacked together create a similar theme. Ultimately, art is a form that thrives on ambiguity, and welcomes multiple readings.