Ubekendt titel 1928 - 1938

This watercolour on paper was made by Jakob Danielsen at an unknown date. Look at that horizon line, how the sea meets the sky, it's like a dream. I imagine Danielsen in that boat with them. I bet he's thinking about the light, how it reflects on the water, trying to capture that moment when everything feels calm and terrifying all at once. The sea is rendered in thin washes of blue-grey, with delicate lines suggesting the movement of the water. You can almost feel the cold spray on your face and the rocking of the boat. It's like he’s trying to figure out how to turn a feeling into something you can see. The way he’s layered the paint makes me think he's worked on it over time, adding and subtracting, searching for the right balance. I think other painters were looking for something similar. These artists, they’re all talking to each other across time, trying to figure out what it means to be human and how to show it.