Jeg vil synge dem alle, alle!, sagde Moderen... 1901 - 1902

Fritz Syberg made this drawing, Jeg vil synge dem alle, alle!, sagde Moderen..., with what looks like pencil on paper. The scene has been caught with such speed, sketched with hatched lines, one on top of the other, like the artist was trying to capture something from memory. The lines feel so alive, so energetic! I can imagine Syberg thinking a lot about other artists like Edvard Munch. They were both interested in capturing feelings. In this drawing, maybe Syberg was thinking about his own mother? The title suggests this might be the case, but I don’t know. In the end, it doesn't really matter. What matters is the feeling, caught with a few lines, quick and unpretentious. Artists are always in conversation, taking notes on one another, but also just taking inspiration, and, like, doing their own thing!