Woman at a Table c. 1945

Franz Kline made this drawing of a woman at a table with ink on paper. There’s a real tension in the lines, scratchy and bold. You can almost see the artist figuring it out as he goes, feeling his way through the dark marks. I love the boldness of the strokes that suggest the woman's form. I imagine him thinking about Picasso, but also maybe about everyday life, about the weight of bodies and the simple geometry of furniture. It's not so much about the woman herself, but more about the act of seeing, and trying to capture something fleeting and real. This reminds me of my own process – how each mark leads to another, building up a surface that’s both chaotic and deliberate. Kline's work always feels like a reminder that painting is a conversation, a back-and-forth between intention and accident, and that each artist picks up the thread from those who came before, weaving something new.