Mijn keukenmeisje en mijn linnenmeisje 1901

This etching, "Mijn keukenmeisje en mijn linnenmeisje," was made by Carl Larsson in 1901 and it's all about line, isn’t it? I can imagine Larsson bent over the plate, coaxing those lines out with a needle, digging into the metal, a real labor of love. Look at the way the lines curve and cross-hatch to define the figures. It must have taken a lot of concentration! There's something so intimate about the way the image has come into being, line by line. And the composition is so curious, with the overlapping figures. It's almost like he's captured a fleeting moment, a glimpse of something private. When you look at it closely, you can tell that it's not about photographic precision, it's about feeling, about creating a space for reflection. The way the details blend and fade, it’s like a dream. That's what art is, right? A conversation across time and space.