Hoved af kunstnerens datter Clara (Nolle) 1909

Fritz Syberg made this drawing, "Head of the Artist's Daughter Clara (Nolle)," with ink on paper, sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century. The lines are so active, hatching away, almost vibrating on the page. You can just imagine him, quickly trying to capture this fleeting moment of his daughter in repose. The ink is so black it almost feels like it's been pressed into the paper, giving it a relief-like quality. See how the lines around her hair almost radiate out, creating this halo effect? It's like Syberg is not just drawing her, but also the feeling of being around her. This drawing feels very immediate, like a quick sketch, but it also has this timeless quality. It reminds me of Käthe Kollwitz, another artist who captured the everyday lives of people with such empathy and raw emotion. Art is always about these conversations across time, right? It's never really finished, just keeps evolving.