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where the light breaks (2026)Charcoal drawing by Denny Stoekenbroek

32.5 x 50 x 1cm (unframed) / 32.5 x 50cm (actual image size)

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£302.91

A face emerges from shadow, suspended between presence and disappearance. The charcoal drifts between precision and erosion, allowing light to carve its way across the features. Darkened eyes and soft dissolving edges create a sense of quiet tension — as if the figure is both revealing and withdrawing at the same time. The portrait captures a fleeting emotional moment where vulnerability and strength coexist, leaving the viewer in the space between silence and expression.

Materials used:

charcoal on paper

Details:

Tags:

#portrait#shadow#woman#dark#charcoal#contrast#emotional#dreamy#tension#vulnerability
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A face emerges from shadow, suspended between presence and disappearance. The charcoal drifts between precision and erosion, allowing light to carve its way across the features. Darkened eyes and soft dissolving edges create a sense of quiet tension — as if the figure is both revealing and withdrawing at the same time. The portrait captures a fleeting emotional moment where vulnerability and strength coexist, leaving the viewer in the space between silence and expression.

Materials used:

charcoal on paper

Details:

Tags:

#portrait#shadow#woman#dark#charcoal#contrast#emotional#dreamy#tension#vulnerability
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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

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