The Daily Valdemar No. 11: March 23

Valdemar Andersen, print in autotype.
Private collection.

Today's Valdemar is as calm as it is vibrant. He has experimented with two expressions; the effects of which draws us in to the child while the acid bright tulips in turn throw themselves out at us.

It all comes together by not coming together. The child is sketched with a hint of red in the outlines of her body and cheeks. The tulips are pure color. They are a take on how to present the perfect flower as we know them from Dutch 17th century still lives. Each flower is presented so that we see it in its entirety. Valdemar was known for drawing children with an innocence at once painful and a delight. She is vulnerable yet she is not exposed because she remains in her own world and she is here the proverbial vase to present the flowers.

In unison they personify the fragility of new life. The first flowers of spring always feel the brightest. The print is an autotype; the colors of which have been said to be especially long lasting. When framed and hung on the wall that feeling could be secured beyond that one fragile moment.