Englene på Herrens trone 1924

Joakim Skovgaard made this drawing, Angels on the Throne of God, with pen and ink on paper. There’s a real fluidity to the line work, a confidence that comes from knowing exactly where you want each stroke to land. I find myself drawn to the lower left corner, the way the dark, almost scribbled lines create a sense of depth and weight, grounding the ethereal figures above. The contrast between the dense shading and the delicate, almost tentative lines used to depict the angels creates a fascinating tension. It's like the artist is grappling with the intangible, trying to give form to something beyond our grasp. Thinking about artists who play with line and form in similar ways, maybe someone like William Blake comes to mind. There's a shared interest in the mystical, a willingness to embrace ambiguity and invite the viewer into a world of dreams and visions.