Bakkelandskab med enkeltstående småtræer 1847 - 1849

Dankvart Dreyer made this landscape drawing with pen and brown ink. The composition is divided horizontally, emphasizing the flatness of the land. Notice how Dreyer uses line to create a sense of space. The foreground is defined by bold, dark lines, while the distant hills fade into lighter, sketchier marks. This technique creates depth and invites our eyes to explore the scene. The bareness and simplicity challenge traditional landscape painting, which often aims for an idealized version of nature. Dreyer strips away the picturesque, leaving us with a raw, almost abstract, view. The drawing engages with the structuralist idea that meaning arises from the relationships between elements. The contrast between the solid foreground and the dissolving background destabilizes our perception, revealing that what we see isn’t a fixed reality. Instead, it's a construction of lines, tones, and perspectives.