Der sad en Moder hos sit lille Barn... 1901 - 1902

Fritz Syberg created this drawing of a mother and child with expressive pen strokes. I wonder if Syberg was sitting right there in the room, quietly capturing the scene before him. Look at those lines, so sure and swift. I can almost feel the scratch of the pen on paper as he works, trying to capture the quiet intimacy of the room. It's like he's not just drawing what he sees, but also the feeling of being there, the weight of the air, the stillness of the moment. The cross-hatching creates such a sense of depth, pulling you into the room, making you feel like you’re witnessing something private and tender. And the way he uses those vertical lines to create a sense of enclosure, it’s like he’s built a little world around these figures, a safe and quiet space. Syberg reminds us that the most profound statements can be made with the simplest of means.