Studier af krukker, samt er notat 1906

Niels Larsen Stevns sketched these pottery studies with graphite on paper, and the immediacy of the marks show the process of artmaking right there on the page. The paper is warm and stained, and the simple lines almost float above it. See how the graphite is both smudged and precise, capturing the heft and roundness of the vessels? Look at the little blob of a handle on the top right vase. It’s awkward, yet completely charming, like a child learning to draw. The whole page feels like a conversation with form, a way of thinking through observation. It reminds me a bit of Morandi’s still life paintings, where simple objects become profound through repetition and subtle variation. It’s this kind of quiet exploration that makes art so endlessly fascinating. There's no one right way, just an ongoing exchange of ideas.