Siddende kvindelig model 1823 - 1923

Here, Vilhelm Lundstrom sketches a female model, her pose echoing ancient sculptures of Venus. The hands on the hips, a gesture of self-possession, recur across epochs. The image carries whispers of classical contrapposto, a stance found in Greek sculpture, where weight shifts to one leg. This pose embodies potential energy, a moment before movement. Think of the Doryphoros by Polykleitos, where this stance conveys both human and divine poise. Yet, our model's lack of a head, this absence, strikes a discordant note. It suggests a severing, a fragment of memory. Perhaps, it speaks to the modern condition—fragmented, questioning. The body, an enduring motif, is here rendered incomplete, prompting us to consider the psychological and cultural forces shaping our perceptions of form and identity. The symbols of art are not linear; they coil back and forth through time, re-emerging, transformed, in the works of each generation.