Fra Mitt Vindu I Schwanthalerstrasse 

Theodor Severin Kittelsen made this drawing, "Fra Mitt Vindu I Schwanthalerstrasse", using graphite to capture a view from a window. The composition is striking in how it uses line and perspective to lead your eye through the scene. The graphite lines create varying textures which give the buildings and trees a tactile quality. The buildings are layered and intersect at odd angles, creating a sense of depth and complexity within the urban landscape. Notice the contrast between the sharply defined foreground and the softer, more gestural rendering of the buildings in the background, which suggests both physical distance and a psychological separation. Kittelsen seems interested in the semiotics of urban space. The buildings aren't just structures, but are also signs within a larger system, communicating ideas about society, life, and the individual's place in the world. Consider how Kittelsen uses the window as a framing device, drawing attention to the act of seeing itself. The drawing invites us to contemplate the relationship between the viewer, the artist, and the world. It encourages a continued process of seeing and interpreting that resists any fixed meaning.