Rids af figur og rådyr 1900 - 1905

This is a sketch by Niels Larsen Stevns, with the title "Rids af figur og rådyr". The sketch is undated. The work contains sparse pencil lines forming rudimentary figures on graph paper. The lines, though minimal, exhibit an intuitive understanding of form and motion, capturing the essence of the figures with the fewest possible strokes. The graph paper is part of the structure of the sketch; its grid introduces a layer of abstraction, turning the representational figures into formal exercises of line and space. Here the artist plays with figure-ground relationships, as the sketched figures interact with, and are defined by, the structured grid. The work creates a dialogue between organic form and geometric structure. The sketch invites us to reflect on how meaning is created through the interplay of formal elements and structural frameworks.