Studie med farveangivelser efter Tizians "Landlig koncert" (Concert Champetre), Louvre, Paris 1911

This is J.A. Jerichau's "Study with Colour Indications after Titian's 'Rural Concert'" made with graphite on paper. Look at how the artist has approached mark making, using a kind of shorthand to describe Titian’s composition. It’s all about process here, seeing how quickly they can absorb the elements of the piece. The texture is light, very immediate, and it's got a real sense of the hand in it. I like how the artist jots down colour notes right on the drawing. The words become part of the image. See the figure on the right and how the words follow the line of the body? The graphite looks almost dry, and that makes the marks feel temporary, like a passing thought. Jerichau seems to have been interested in similar themes to his peers like Wilhelm Freddie, and his generation of Danish artists. Like them, he embraced ambiguity, and multiple interpretations are welcome over fixed, definitive meanings.