Skitser af skjolde og sværd 1905 - 1907

Niels Larsen Stevns made these 'Sketches of Shields and Swords’ presumably in Denmark with graphite on paper. Just look at the lines, how they dance across the page, light and airy! It's like he's not just drawing shields and swords, but also capturing a feeling, an energy. I can imagine Stevns in his studio, maybe with a window open, a cool breeze coming in, lost in thought, letting his hand move almost unconsciously. Look at the way he's sketched those circles. Each one is a little different, a little wonky, but they all have this vitality, this sense of movement. And that sword—it's not just a weapon, it's like a symbol of something bigger, something heroic. I wonder if he was thinking about the sagas, the old stories of Denmark, while he was drawing this? We are always in dialogue with each other. It’s like one big game of telephone through time!