Pancake Woman
1768
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Jacobus Buys
Jacobus Buys (1726–1798) was an artist, born in Weesp.
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chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pancake Woman is a 1768 chalk by Jacobus Buys, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman squatting by a low table, flipping something in a pan with a long-handled spatula. She wears a loose dress and a headscarf, her posture relaxed but focused. The background is just a few rough lines—maybe a wall and some faint shapes, but nothing clear. The drawing looks unfinished, like a first try. The lines are light and scratchy, almost like quick notes before a full painting. If you like this sketchy style, look up cross-hatching.
Jacobus Buys (1726–1798) was an artist, born in Weesp.
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