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Between Breath and Shadow (2026)Charcoal drawing by Denny Stoekenbroek
32.5 x 50 x 1cm (unframed) / 32.5 x 50cm (actual image size)
£304.33
Original artwork description
A young woman turns toward the viewer, suspended in a quiet, intimate moment. Her gaze is steady yet distant — as if caught between vulnerability and self-possession. The charcoal moves fluidly between precision and suggestion: sculpted light across her cheekbones and shoulder dissolves into expressive, almost wind-torn strands of hair.
The exposed shoulder and slipping fabric introduce fragility, but the strength lies in her expression. She is not posed — she is present. The soft edges around her silhouette allow her to emerge from the paper itself, as though she is forming out of shadow and breath.
Rendered entirely in charcoal, the work balances delicacy and boldness — controlled tonal depth against instinctive mark-making — capturing both the physical likeness and the emotional undercurrent of the subject.
Materials used:
charcoal on paper
Details:
- Charcoal drawing on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 32.5 x 50 x 1cm (unframed) / 32.5 x 50cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Illustrative
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#girl#portrait#woman#charcoal#fragile#presence#suggestion#intimicy
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Original artwork description
A young woman turns toward the viewer, suspended in a quiet, intimate moment. Her gaze is steady yet distant — as if caught between vulnerability and self-possession. The charcoal moves fluidly between precision and suggestion: sculpted light across her cheekbones and shoulder dissolves into expressive, almost wind-torn strands of hair.
The exposed shoulder and slipping fabric introduce fragility, but the strength lies in her expression. She is not posed — she is present. The soft edges around her silhouette allow her to emerge from the paper itself, as though she is forming out of shadow and breath.
Rendered entirely in charcoal, the work balances delicacy and boldness — controlled tonal depth against instinctive mark-making — capturing both the physical likeness and the emotional undercurrent of the subject.
Materials used:
charcoal on paper
Details:
- Charcoal drawing on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 32.5 x 50 x 1cm (unframed) / 32.5 x 50cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Illustrative
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#girl#portrait#woman#charcoal#fragile#presence#suggestion#intimicy
Denny Stoekenbroek
Netherlands
About
The Dutch artist Denny Stoekenbroek is first and foremost a portrait artist. Beginning with painting about ten years ago, he definitively confirmed his desire to create with drawings. With charcoals,... Read more