Calm Sea View

Havblikk (1976)

Ink and wash on paper
Sigurd Bergmann

In Havblikk, Sigurd Bergmann captures the hushed stillness of the sea in a moment of complete calm — that rare breathless pause between sky and water when even time seems to hold still. Created in 1976 using delicate ink and wash, this piece is a study in restraint, subtlety, and the quiet power of emptiness.

The horizon bisects the composition with a meditative balance. Soft silhouettes of land and distant foliage dissolve into the misty atmosphere, while a lone bird glides across the sky — a minimal gesture that brings depth and motion to the stillness. The textures shift between wet, bleeding washes and dry, linear accents, echoing the ephemeral nature of light and reflection.

This is Sigurd at his most contemplative — not describing the sea, but evoking its emotional essence. Havblikk is less a landscape than a state of mind: vast, quiet, and infinite.