Zell near the Harmersbach 

"Zell near the Harmersbach" is a drawing by Karl Sandhaas, made with graphite on paper. The village is presented through a gentle application of line, balanced between the natural forms of the landscape and the geometric shapes of the buildings. The composition invites a formal reading of the village as a constructed space in harmony with nature. Sandhaas uses perspective to organize the image, drawing us from the open field in the foreground, through the village, to the mountains beyond. This structure creates a sense of depth, yet the even tone throughout the drawing brings everything into a unified plane, almost flattening the image. The drawing's formal restraint can be seen as an approach to understanding space and place. Rather than emphasizing the picturesque, Sandhaas presents the village as a study in form and structure. This emphasis encourages us to reflect on how we perceive and organize the world around us. The act of drawing itself becomes a way of ordering and understanding the landscape.