Interieur met een trap before 1909

This is 'Interior with a Staircase' made by W.F. Barber; I imagine them with a bare room, a printing press, and a penchant for architectural studies. There is a graphic quality in the etching, a kind of deep observation that reminds me of Piranesi. The staircase itself seems to emerge from the shadows, each line etched with a deliberate intensity. You can almost hear the echo of footsteps on those stairs, a kind of visual music. The artist is inviting us to look closely, not just at the scene itself, but at the very act of seeing. The interior is bathed in a kind of timelessness, an invitation to meditate on the nature of space, light, and form. Each line, each shadow feels like a question, a proposition about how we perceive and inhabit our surroundings. It reminds me of the way Agnes Martin uses repetition and subtlety to create moments of contemplation. It's a quiet revolution, a call to slow down and really see.