In der Brandungswelle 1949

maxpechstein

boat

imaginative character sketch

light pencil work

quirky sketch

pencil sketch

vehicle

personal sketchbook

sketchwork

ink drawing experimentation

sketchbook drawing

sketchbook art

fantasy sketch

"In der Brandungswelle" (In the Breaking Wave) is a 1949 ink drawing by German Expressionist painter Max Pechstein. The composition is a study of the power of nature, as a small boat is dwarfed by a large breaking wave in the background. This dynamic, simplified style was characteristic of Pechstein's work, and it was likely inspired by his travels to the island of Norderney in the North Sea, where he often depicted fishermen and the sea.