Kompositionsstudie til Langelinie-billedet 1923 - 1927

This compositional study by Edvard Weie is made with ink on paper. It looks like it was made very quickly. I love the confident lines in this work; the shapes of the trees are made with scribbled marks that almost seem to float. Weie has captured the essence of the scene with very few strokes. The figures are so lightly sketched that they blend into the background, and the whole scene feels both ephemeral and grounded. It’s like a fleeting memory or a half-formed idea. You know, looking at this sketch, I can't help but think of other artists who have used simple lines to create complex worlds, like Matisse or Picasso. Weie shares their ability to distill form down to its most essential elements. But where those artists were perhaps looking for more structure, Weie gives us something more fleeting.