Dutch Pastoral Modernism scientific Rendered in a singular terracotta-pink

Rendered in a singular terracotta-pink hue against a warm cream ground

9 × 9” (22

a grand archway is shown with two minarets and a green flag adorned with a crescent and star

it embraced streamlined forms

Dutch Pastoral Modernism scientific Rendered in a singular terracotta-pinkThis 1928 gouache and pencil drawing by Leo Gestel is a vibrant, geometric study for a design titled "Holland." Organized in concentric circles, the composition radiates outward from a core of stylized birds to a ring of grazing cattle and horses, finally bordering on the human figures of farmers and milkmaids. It is a masterful translation of traditional Dutch rural life into a dynamic, rhythmic Modernist pattern. Why We Picked It The work is a