Studie af en rygvendt mand siddende i en stol 1930 - 1936

This drawing by Niels Larsen Stevns is a delicate study of a man turned away from us, sitting in a chair. I’m thinking about Stevns, alone in his studio, with his sketchbook, trying to capture not just the appearance of this figure, but perhaps also a mood, or an essence. I love the tentative quality of the lines, how they seem to search for the right form, the right angle. Look at the way he’s suggested the curve of the man's back, the way he's built up the form of the chair with these hesitant strokes. It's like he's feeling his way through the subject. The light is so subtle, almost like a whisper. It reminds me of other drawings of interior scenes by artists like Hammershoi or even Vuillard. There's this sense of quiet introspection, a kind of stillness that invites you to slow down and really look. You can almost feel the artist breathing as they worked on it. That’s what it’s all about.