Tidstavle over H.C. Andersens liv 1875-1867 1930 - 1938

This handwritten list details the life of H.C. Anderson, it’s a kind of timetable that Niels Larsen Stevns made in 1875-1867. You can really sense the artist figuring things out as he went along. I imagine Stevns sitting with his pen, carefully writing each entry, each date a little mark of time passing. He's tracing the steps of H.C. Anderson, almost like he’s trying to understand the man himself through the geography of his life, the places he's been. It reminds me how artists are always looking to each other, trying to understand and maybe even continue a conversation across time. These aren't just names and dates; they’re like clues, little breadcrumbs that Stevns is following. Each stroke of the pen, each carefully inscribed place name, it’s all part of this long, ongoing exchange of ideas and inspiration. And it's still going on now, with us looking at this page.