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

This sketch by Niels Larsen Stevns is a study of a man sitting in a folding chair, probably made with graphite in one of those little sketchbooks that artists carry around. I like to think of the artist perched somewhere, maybe in a park, quickly trying to capture the essence of this figure before him. You know, the way the light hits the back of his head, the slump of his shoulders, the angles of the chair. It's all about these quick, darting lines that give you just enough information. The guy’s back is to us, but those strokes? They communicate so much. I can imagine him thinking about how the curve of a line can imply weight or tension. It’s like he’s saying, “Hey, even the most ordinary moment has its own kind of beauty if you really look at it.” And that’s what makes me want to keep making art – to keep looking and finding those little sparks of inspiration.