Udkast til "Kristus velsigner de små børn" 1937 - 1938

"Udkast til "Kristus velsigner de små børn" (Draft for "Christ Blesses the Little Children"), a 1937-38 pen and ink drawing by Danish artist Niels Larsen Stevns, is a preparatory sketch for a larger painting. The sketch features a simplified composition of figures, with a central figure of Christ, drawn in a loose, gestural style, leaning down towards a child, who is holding the hem of Christ’s robe. The artist employed cross-hatching to create a sense of volume and depth in the figures. This intimate sketch provides a glimpse into the artist's creative process, revealing his initial ideas for the composition and the use of line to capture the emotional weight of the scene. The artwork is currently held at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst.