Slutningsscenen af Den pantsatte bondedreng 1865 - 1965

In this drawing, Wilhelm Marstrand's pen has danced across the page, sketching a flurry of figures with rapid, decisive lines. There’s a rawness here, an immediacy, like he's captured a fleeting moment on the street. I can almost feel the scratch of the pen, sense the artist hovering over the paper, deciding which lines to commit to, which to leave as ghosts. Just like in painting, you can see that Marstrand has embraced a process of trial and error. There’s an energy in this drawing, an openness. Look at the buildings in the background rendered with such delicate, almost hesitant strokes. What was Marstrand thinking as he made this? I imagine him observing the world with curiosity, searching for stories in the faces of passers-by. There is an ongoing conversation between artists. It reminds me of Daumier's satirical prints of Parisian life, capturing the essence of humanity in a few strokes.