Himmel og hav med skib 1894

Agnes Slott-Møller created "Himmel og hav med skib" with blue paint on paper. A single blue line cuts across the paper, dividing it into two fields, the sky and the sea. The colour is applied unevenly with visible brushstrokes, especially noticeable towards the left edge. In the very centre a tiny white dash suggests the presence of a ship. The immediate impression is one of extreme reduction: the sky and sea are stripped to their most essential form. The emphasis is on line and division. The horizon, a critical visual and symbolic threshold, becomes the main subject. This reduction forces us to consider fundamental questions about space, perception, and representation. How little is needed to evoke a sense of place? What are the minimal conditions for creating an image? Ultimately, the work invites a meditation on seeing and knowing, prompting us to question the nature of representation itself. The horizon line thus functions as a border but also as a starting point.