release (2026) Original Charcoal Drawing by Denny Stoekenbroek
32.5 x 50 x 1cm (unframed) / 32.5 x 50cm (actual image size)
£305.4
Original artwork description
A visceral charcoal portrait capturing the moment after emotional containment gives way. The subject’s head tilts upward, eyes closed, as if surrendering to what can no longer be restrained. Dark streaks run through the face and form, reading as both physical marks and emotional traces—evidence of something that has already passed through.
Rendered in charcoal, the work moves between control and rupture. Certain areas retain a sculptural clarity, while others dissolve into blurred gestures and raw abrasion. The surface feels worked, disrupted, almost unstable, reinforcing the sense of release and aftermath.
Subtle fragments of text and layered marks emerge and disappear within the composition, suggesting memory, residue, or internal dialogue. The figure is no longer contained by clean edges; instead, it expands into the surrounding space.
This piece explores what happens after the threshold is crossed—when emotion is no longer held, but lived, visible, and irreversible.
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:
#portrait#woman#charcoal#emotion#layers#raw#streaks#disrupted
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Original artwork description
A visceral charcoal portrait capturing the moment after emotional containment gives way. The subject’s head tilts upward, eyes closed, as if surrendering to what can no longer be restrained. Dark streaks run through the face and form, reading as both physical marks and emotional traces—evidence of something that has already passed through.
Rendered in charcoal, the work moves between control and rupture. Certain areas retain a sculptural clarity, while others dissolve into blurred gestures and raw abrasion. The surface feels worked, disrupted, almost unstable, reinforcing the sense of release and aftermath.
Subtle fragments of text and layered marks emerge and disappear within the composition, suggesting memory, residue, or internal dialogue. The figure is no longer contained by clean edges; instead, it expands into the surrounding space.
This piece explores what happens after the threshold is crossed—when emotion is no longer held, but lived, visible, and irreversible.
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:
#portrait#woman#charcoal#emotion#layers#raw#streaks#disrupted
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