Studier af gravstene 1919

Niels Larsen Stevns made this drawing, Studies of Gravestones, with pencil on paper. Imagine him there, in the graveyard, with his sketchbook, quickly capturing these stone monuments. The surface feels like a thought process, a quick and messy attempt to record something before it disappears. I wonder, what was he thinking about as he looked at those stones? The drawings are a little bit wonky and raw and you get the impression that he was more interested in the overall feeling of the site than in the details of each gravestone. You can sense Stevns's hand moving across the page, trying to understand what he sees. It's a very intimate gesture, and one that connects him to other artists throughout time, each seeking their own answers. It reminds me that art isn't just about what's on the surface, but the feeling that the artist wants to communicate. The conversation between artists continues!