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About this work

You see a quick, smudgy sketch of a woman in profile—her bonnet, neck, and shoulder done in soft gray lines. No one knows who drew it or what it was for. It’s tucked inside a big book of old Dutch drawings, like a loose thought someone forgot to finish. The paper is yellowed, the lines faint, as if the artist barely pressed down. To see more quiet, half-finished sketches like this, visit the Rijksmuseum.