Lake in the mountains 1962

Martiros Sarian made this drawing of a lake in the mountains in 1962, using graphite on paper. Imagine Sarian outside, sketching directly from the landscape, rapidly building form with short, scribbled marks. It’s a frenetic landscape, a mass of tangled lines and shapes where everything is interconnected. There is the town, nestled into the scene, the clouds gathering above the mountains, and the lake in the distance. I wonder if he was trying to capture the overall impression of a vast landscape? The lines feel raw and direct, as though his hand was racing to keep up with what his eye was seeing. You can feel the artist’s presence in every stroke. He invites us to enter this space of imagination. Artists are always looking, thinking, and responding to one another's work, across time and geography.