Lille Regine i Vallekilde by Johan Thomas Lundbye

Lille Regine i Vallekilde 1939

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drawing, print, etching

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portrait

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drawing

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print

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etching

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landscape

Dimensions: 121 mm (height) x 73 mm (width) (plademaal)

This etching, 'Lille Regine i Vallekilde', was made by Johan Thomas Lundbye sometime in the 19th century. It’s amazing how a simple line, repeated, can create form, and even a sense of light. Looking closely, you can see how Lundbye uses hatching and cross-hatching to build up the shadows in the girl's dress and bonnet, giving them a real sense of volume. The lines aren't just descriptive, they're expressive. There is a lightness to the etching, a freeness and looseness of touch, yet with an attention to detail. I am drawn to the little sketches and doodles that fill the upper left-hand corner of the plate. A dog, a leaf, and a strange, skull-like form, all of which could be images taken from a sketchbook. This little etching reminds me of Paula Modersohn-Becker, who, like Lundbye, sought to capture the essence of rural life with a kind of earthy directness. I find a profound beauty in the unfinished, the open-ended, and the unresolved. It's where art truly lives, in the space of possibility and potential.

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