Høst. To nøgne mænd, der samler kornneg 1938 - 1939

Niels Larsen Stevns made this plaster relief, called "Harvest. Two Nude Men Gathering Sheaves of Grain," and I immediately think about labor, not just as an action but as a process of constant refinement. The tactile nature of the plaster, the way the artist's hand is so evident in the textured surfaces, gives the impression that the artist is grappling with the material, trying to pull forms out of it. The angularity and simplified shapes add to this feeling of raw energy. Look at how the bundles of grain are rendered with these rhythmic, parallel lines - it’s almost like a musical score! That kind of repetition, for me, speaks to the cyclical nature of farming and the never-ending rhythms of life. The nudity, a radical choice given the context, throws us back to antiquity; but at the same time, there is something modernist and forward looking in the artist’s approach, a bit like Constantin Brancusi. What do you think?