Da vred Moderen sine Hænder, faldt på sine Knæ... 1895

Fritz Syberg's 1895 drawing *Da vred Moderen sine Hænder, faldt på sine Knæ...* depicts a mother kneeling in prayer with her head bowed in a field. A man walks away from her, with the viewer seeing their backs. The scene is a poignant image of grief, suggesting the mother is mourning a loss. The artwork's title and caption offer further context, likely the loss of a child, as the final line reads: "and Death went with her child into the unknown Land." This drawing, part of the collection at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, exemplifies Syberg's artistic style in his use of line and shading to capture emotion and evoke a sense of depth.