Art Story

"Landschap bij valavond" is a drawing in which Roger Raveel captures the transitional moment between day and night using sober, black-and-white lines. The composition radiates a quiet poetry: with minimal means, Raveel evokes a still landscape bathed in the fading light of day. Striking within the image is the presence of a white, empty plane - a motif Raveel frequently used to question the boundary between reality and representation. This element is not merely compositional: it functions as a space for thought within the image, a visual anchor that invites both introspection and personal interpretation by the viewer. In publications on Raveel's work, the white plane is often discussed as a formal and philosophical device within his oeuvre. The atmosphere of the depicted landscape suggests that the Leie region - the area where Raveel lived and worked - once again served as a source of inspiration.