Siddende nøgen kvinde set forfra 1945 - 1948

Vilhelm Lundstrom made this drawing of a seated nude woman with a blunt charcoal stick, or maybe a crayon. You can tell he's figuring things out as he goes along, not trying to make something perfect, but instead embracing a broken, searching kind of line. I like how the texture of the paper peeks through, giving a sense of breath and light. The charcoal isn't dense, but powdery and soft, with smudges here and there, especially around the figure's thighs. These rubbed marks give the impression of movement and adjustment. Nothing is too precious. If you look closely, the lines describing the breasts and torso are confident, almost daring in their simplicity. In contrast, the marks around the legs are more tentative, like a sculptor coaxing a form out of stone. Lundstrom reminds me a bit of Matisse, who also found freedom in the simple act of drawing a line. It's like they're both saying, "Here's an idea, what do you think?"