Læsende pige 1869 - 1945

Ludvig Find made this line drawing of a girl reading, with pencil on paper. The pencil lines feel tentative, a bit like the way I approach a canvas, feeling my way in. The girl is hunched over her book, hair falling forward, completely absorbed. I love how Find captured that intense focus with just a few lines. You can see where he went over the lines again, trying to get the curve of the back just right, the angle of the head, and that heavy hair. He seems to be asking: How do I convey how she is feeling? What is she thinking? I bet Find was thinking about how to make her look alive and three-dimensional. Artists are always in conversation with each other, across time, and I bet Find was looking at other artists, too, asking similar questions, and trying to come up with some answers.