Målenagivelser 1932 - 1935

Niels Larsen Stevns made this drawing with graphite on paper. This work has such an intimate feel, like we're peeking into the artist’s personal notebook. I love how he uses simple lines and numbers to map out his thoughts and observations. There's a raw, almost childlike quality to the marks. It reminds me that art is as much about the process of seeing and thinking as it is about the final product. Look closely, and you can see the texture of the paper coming through, giving it a tactile presence. The graphite varies in pressure, creating subtle shifts in tone and depth. The numerical notations and lines have a graphic quality, turning measurements into a kind of abstract poetry. It's like a coded language that invites us to decipher its secrets. This piece shares similarities with the work of Cy Twombly, who also embraced the beauty of the incomplete and the power of the handwritten mark. Art is an ongoing conversation, and Stevns seems to be in dialogue with the very essence of mark-making itself.