Studie af fugl, formentlig efter forlæg. Kors i bladkrans 1932 - 1935

Niels Larsen Stevns made this pencil sketch of a bird and a cross in a leafy wreath, presumably after a model, sometime between 1880 and 1940. Imagine him now, bent over this page, perhaps in a sun-drenched studio, quickly capturing the essence of these forms. The bird hovers above, wings spread, barely there, a fleeting thought. Below, the cross, encircled by leaves, feels more grounded, solid. I see the artist's hand moving, lines confidently defining the shapes, while other marks remain tentative. The leaves are intriguing, some filled in with dark ink, others just outlines. I wonder what Larsen Stevns was thinking about as he made this sketch. Was it a study for a larger piece? Or simply a moment of observation, a way to understand the relationship between these forms? It reminds me that drawing is a kind of conversation, a way of thinking through seeing, a dialogue that transcends time.