Betsey Trotwood i haven i Blunderstone 1923

Christian Kongstad Petersen made this drawing, Betsey Trotwood i haven i Blunderstone, with ink on paper. It's all about the lines, isn't it? Like he’s thinking out loud with his pen. Look at the way he builds up the figure of Betsey Trotwood. It’s not about perfection but about finding the form through repetition, a kind of searching. The ink isn't precious; it bleeds and blurs, making the image feel like a memory, something half-seen. There's a raw quality to it, especially in the face, which is more suggested than defined. It reminds me of some of Goya’s darker drawings, that same feeling of unease and intensity. And those frantic scribbles in the background - are they trees, or just the energy of the scene? It’s like Petersen is saying, "Here's a world, not fully formed, but full of feeling." That's what I love about drawings like this. They show you the artist's mind at work.