Stående nøgen kvinde, vendt mod højre, draperi i hånden 1949

This drawing of a standing nude woman holding fabric, was created by Vilhelm Lundstrom. The graphite lines are dancing all over the page to explore the volume of the human form. Lundstrom seems to me to be reaching back to the old masters, like Ingres, who were able to make the body so alive with a few lines. I imagine him, charcoal in hand, feeling around the contours and masses, trying to find the perfect balance between abstraction and figuration, just like he does in his paintings. There’s an energy in this sketch, as though Lundstrom is trying to capture the immediacy of his observations, that give the figure a sense of presence. I love the way the lines define the shapes, creating a tension that’s both delicate and powerful. It’s as if he’s inviting us to participate in the act of seeing, feeling, and interpreting.