Landskabsstudier 1900 - 1904

This small landscape study was made by Niels Larsen Stevns, and it's all about capturing a sense of place through the act of drawing. I love how the landscape is built up with these loose, scribbled lines, like he's feeling his way through the scene. There's a real economy of means at work here, just pencil on paper, but it's enough to evoke a whole world. The texture of the paper itself becomes part of the drawing, adding to that feeling of immediacy. If you look closely, you can see how he varies the pressure of the pencil, creating darker and lighter areas that suggest depth and atmosphere. That little cluster of marks in the foreground almost feels like a secret code. This piece reminds me of the landscape drawings of Van Gogh, where the act of mark-making becomes a way of connecting with the world. It's a reminder that art isn't just about representation, it's about process, and about finding new ways of seeing.