To kvinder. 1907 - 1908

Othon Friesz made this drawing, ‘To kvinder’ with ink on paper. It's like a map of mark-making where the process of artmaking is laid bare. The drawing has this raw energy; the ink is almost swimming on the surface, thick in some places, thin in others. Look at the lines that define the figures, so free and confident, almost defiant! It's as if Friesz is wrestling with the subject, searching for form, not aiming for perfection, but for a kind of truth. The physicality of the ink, that stark black against the white paper, creates a rhythm, pulling your eye around the composition. It reminds me of a Cy Twombly drawing, where each stroke feels like a thought, a question, an emotion, left unresolved. And like Twombly, Friesz embraces ambiguity, inviting us to participate in the act of seeing.