Watercolours by Arne Jacobsen

A unique insight into Arne Jacobsen's creative vision through his watercolours

Arne Jacobsen originally dreamed of becoming an artist, so it comes as no surprise that his drawers were filled with watercolours. In his time, watercolour painting was a favored tool among architects and designers for recording and visualization, but Jacobsen's works go beyond depicting the purely tangible. Jacobsen's botanical motifs and landscape studies reflect a deep connection between nature and design, while watercolours from his travels around Southern Europe and Scandinavia reveal a profound sensitivity to light and color - elements that also find expression in his work with form and materials in buildings, furniture, and everyday objects. The watercolours serve as both a window into Jacobsen's world and a reminder that, for him, watercolor was not just a means of observing but also a way to visualize his dream of a new, modern reality.