Studier af får 1864 - 1941

Here is a page from Niels Larsen Stevns' sketchbook, filled with studies of sheep. I love seeing these kinds of exploratory works – they're like the artist thinking aloud. The quick, light pencil lines capture the fleeting essence of these animals. You can almost feel the artist's hand moving rapidly across the page, trying to capture the shapes and forms of the sheep from various angles. I imagine Stevns, out in a field somewhere, quickly trying to capture the essence of these creatures. There’s a real intimacy in these studies; you can see how Larsen Stevns is working out his ideas, figuring things out as he goes. The lines are so immediate, so fresh. It's like glimpsing a private conversation between the artist and the world around him. It reminds me of the importance of drawing as a fundamental tool for seeing and understanding. These sheep studies are like whispers from the past, connecting us to the artist’s process and his way of looking at the world.