Ubekendt titel 1888 - 1938

This watercolor, made on paper by Jakob Danielsen, gives a sense of looking out and across. I love that feeling when something pulls you into its space. The long lines of sled tracks stretching across the paper and the violet mountains in the distance, are both delicate and purposeful. You can see the artist was interested in the movement of the people and sleds across the arctic landscape. I think he wanted to emphasize the journey. It's not a static scene, but a procession that pulls you along. The painting is made with thin washes of color, mostly muted tones, so the texture comes from the paper itself. In this way, the artist has created an image that is both simple and complex, a reflection of the world around him but also a meditation on the act of seeing. There's an intimacy to this work, like a glimpse into another time and place, reminding me a little of Hilma af Klint, in its quiet contemplation and otherworldly feeling.