Studieblad med tre udkast til en gruppe med stående og siddende kvinde 1936 - 1940

Svend Rathsack made this study on paper with pencil, and it's all about how a group of figures might relate to each other. You can see how the pencil almost dances across the page, each line searching for a form, a connection. The texture is in those varied pencil strokes – some soft and smudgy, others sharp and defined. See how the artist lets the lines build up, creating a sense of depth and shadow with a minimal approach. There is an intimate quality to the sketches, like a private conversation between the artist and the paper. Look closely at the figure standing in the center. The lines are tentative, unsure. It's like Rathsack is thinking through the pose, feeling his way through the form. It reminds me of some of Picasso's sketchbooks, where he was also working out ideas, letting the process itself be visible and lead the way. Ultimately, it’s about embracing the unknown, letting the drawing guide the artist, rather than the other way around.