Head of the Artist's Daughter Clara (Nolle)
1908 - 1909
Fritz Syberg captures a fleeting, intimate moment with this energetic sketch of his daughter Clara, affectionately nicknamed 'Nolle'. Rendered in rapid, scratchy ink strokes, the drawing shows the young girl with her eyes closed, seemingly asleep, her dark hair a mass of heavy shading. Syberg was a central figure in the 'Funen Painters', a group of Danish artists who rebelled against academic rigidity to paint everyday life with an Impressionist touch, and this quick study feels like a father stealing a quiet moment to record his child at rest.
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- Ink drawing
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