Da løb og fløj han hen over Hegnet... 1928

This drawing, titled "Da løb og fløj han hen over Hegnet..." was made by Fritz Syberg. It looks like Syberg was working fast, trying to capture a sense of movement, maybe trying to pin down a memory. See how the marks are layered on top of each other? The energy of the marks is like the wind, or maybe the feeling of being out in the landscape. I wonder if Syberg was thinking about Japanese prints when he made this? There's something about the flat space and the way the birds are arranged that reminds me of Hokusai. I like to think about how artists are always looking at each other's work across time, picking up on ideas and transforming them. It’s all one big conversation.