Bonden på isen 1928

drawing

pen illustration

pen sketch

ink line art

personal sketchbook

linework heavy

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

thin linework

pen work

sketchbook drawing

"Bonden på isen" (The Peasant on the Ice) is a 1928 ink drawing by Danish artist Fritz Syberg (1862-1939). The drawing depicts a lone figure hunched over on a frozen lake, likely engaged in a traditional winter activity. Syberg's signature loose and expressive style is evident in the quick, gestural lines that capture the figure and the surrounding landscape. This work, housed at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, exemplifies Syberg's interest in capturing everyday life and scenes of Danish rural life.