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

Here’s a graphite study made after Titian’s "Landlig koncert" in the Louvre, Paris, by J.A. Jerichau. You know, when I look at these scribbly, searching lines, I imagine the artist, pencil in hand, trying to make sense of Titian's masterpiece. I see them squinting, figuring out the colour notes and relationships. The artist's hand moves quickly, capturing the essence of the figures, the trees, the mood. It's not about perfection but about feeling – a gut reaction to another painter’s world. I love how the quick strokes and annotations create a sense of immediacy, of being right there in the moment of discovery. It’s like they're saying, "Okay, that part is green, that part is blue..." turning observation into something new. I bet Jerichau was having a dialogue with Titian, riffing on the older artist’s ideas, adding their own voice to the conversation. It reminds me that art is always building on what came before, and every artist is part of this ongoing exchange.