Kompositionsudkast til bl.a. maleriet "Den blinde ved vejen råber efter Kristus", 1910 1909 - 1910

This is a compositional sketch made in 1910 by Niels Larsen Stevns, a preparatory study, likely in graphite or charcoal on paper. It's like a page torn from the artist’s sketchbook, a collection of visual notes. See how Stevns is working through different arrangements for his painting, wrestling with the story of the blind man calling out to Christ. I bet he was pacing around his studio, maybe muttering to himself, trying to figure out the best way to capture that moment of desperation and hope. There’s a real sense of movement in these sketches, a dynamic energy in the way he’s placed the figures. Notice how the lines are loose and free, as if he’s trying to capture the essence of the scene rather than a detailed representation. This reminds me of other artists like Rouault or Beckmann, who also used expressive line work to convey deep emotion and meaning. These sketches can remind us that artmaking is a process. It’s an exchange of ideas, where artists draw on each other’s work and build on it, evolving and expanding our understanding of the world.