[title not known] by British School

[title not known] 

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Dimensions: support: 128 x 91 mm

Copyright: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate

Curator: This small, undated pen and ink drawing from the British School at the Tate, presents an overgrown building facade. Editor: It feels ancient, somehow—a secret garden entrance sketched on a forgotten map. Curator: Notice how the artist uses the motif of the door, with its religious symbolic implications, yet obscures much of the building with foliage? Editor: Right, the architectural elements are fighting to be seen—a bit like memory contending with time. The artist is using the frame as a boundary between the architectural and natural worlds. Curator: It’s fascinating how these images can act as cultural containers, holding layers of shared meaning. Editor: Absolutely, and for me, it's about how art captures the fleeting essence of places. Makes you want to find this place for yourself, doesn't it?

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tate about 22 hours ago

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