Tidstavle over H.C. Andersens liv 1875-1867 1930 - 1938

This page filled with handwriting was made by Niels Larsen Stevns, sometime between 1875 and 1941. It’s a pale, unassuming surface covered with tightly packed text, almost vibrating with the energy of thought and documentation. The ink looks light, maybe sepia or a faded brown, creating a soft contrast with the paper. The handwriting is dense, full of abbreviations and dates, a real archive of a life. I’m drawn to the way the script varies in pressure and form – sometimes hurried, sometimes deliberate, like a seismograph recording the tremors of daily life. There's something intimate about seeing someone's own record, their own way of capturing time. It reminds me of On Kawara's date paintings or Cy Twombly's scrawls, but with a biographical twist. The piece isn’t about perfect lines or forms; it’s about the messy, imperfect act of living and remembering. It’s a reminder that art doesn’t always need to be grand or polished; it can be intimate, personal, and raw.