Landskab med palmer, Cannes

Edvard Weie

1939

Landskab med palmer, Cannes by Edvard Weie, 1939

This sketchy, almost ghostly drawing by Edvard Weie captures a sun-drenched moment in Cannes, France, back in 1939, looking less like a finished masterpiece and more like a quick visual note taken by an artist on the go. Pencil lines dance around to form palm trees, while a sudden splash of blue paint on the right hints at the vibrant colors he planned to use. You can even see little handwritten notes like 'Dyb grøn' (deep green) and 'hvidt' (white) scattered in the foliage, acting as a secret color-coded map for a larger painting that was yet to come.

Technique
Pencil and watercolor
Material
Paper
Views: 5

Related Artworks