Ontwerp voor kalender van 1901: ornamentale rand met staande naakte vrouw en onderliggend blad voor de maand September 1876 - 1924

This pencil drawing by Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof is a design for the month of September in a 1901 calendar. The visual experience is dominated by an ornamental frame enclosing the calendar grid, with a standing nude figure at the top, radiating light. The linear quality and the integration of organic motifs create a decorative, symbolist aesthetic. Dijsselhof masterfully employs line and form to blend the calendar's functionality with symbolic content. The figure at the top, framed by radiating lines, introduces an element of idealized beauty and perhaps alludes to the themes of harvest and abundance associated with September. Semiotically, the nude female symbolizes nature, and the radiating light signifies enlightenment, creating a tension between the mundane and the divine. The work destabilizes the traditional calendar by transforming it into an art object. The formal structure, with its interplay of geometric and organic shapes, functions beyond mere time-keeping. It invites an ongoing interpretation that engages both aesthetic and cultural meanings.