Dutch Praam and Tjalk
1913
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1913
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dutch Praam and Tjalk is a 1913 by R. Lennselink, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a pair of old wooden boats tied to a dock. One boat is small and rounded, the other is longer with a cabin. Ropes crisscross everywhere, and there’s a small lantern on a post near the left side. The drawing is all in pencil, with lots of lines showing the boats’ details and shadows. The artist focused on how the ropes and equipment look tangled and real. The boats seem ready for work, maybe fishing or transport. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more drawings like this.
R. Lennselink’s drawings smell like river grass and tar. They spent years sketching Dutch barges from the deck of one, ink pots rolling beside coiled ropes. Their lines never soften the wood’s grain or the water’s…
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