Move an arm, remove a chair! New sheet of paper, start again! Drawing is also a tool used for playing and experimenting.
Many of the Skagen painters’ drawings were sketches for large paintings. Sometimes, we can see what the artists changed in the process – for example, the colour of a jumper or a person’s position.
Changes are important for how we see the work as a whole. The various parts of the work, therefore, must be planned carefully before starting to paint.
Anna Ancher: Old Couple plucking Gulls, (1882). Pencil on paper. Viggo Johansen: Washing the Children, 1888. Pencil on paper. P.S. Krøyer: Summer Evening at Skagen, (1892). Charcoal and chalk on cardboard. Michael Ancher: Anna Ancher Playing the Piano, (1880’erne). Pencil on paper. Laurits Tuxen: The drowned Boy is brought Ashore, 1914. Pencil, charcoal and pastel on paper. P.S. Krøyer: Children bathing at Skagen Sønderstrand, (1884). Charcoal and chalk on cardboard.
