Figurstudie. Liggende kvinde og knælende figur. 1906 - 1909

Othon Friesz made this figurative study with ink on paper. Just imagine Friesz, rapidly building up the figures with line, trying to capture their essence through pure, energetic mark-making. I see these bold strokes forming a knælende figur (kneeling figure) with a liggende kvinde (reclining woman), they remind me of sketches by Matisse. There’s something so intimate about the artist's hand being so visible. I can almost feel the urgency, the need to capture a fleeting moment. What was Friesz thinking as he made this? Maybe he was exploring the relationship between these two figures. Or perhaps he was just delighting in the sheer pleasure of drawing. It reminds me that art isn't about perfection; it's about process, about exploring ideas, and about the ongoing conversation between artists across time.