Andiron (one of pair) c. 1937

This drawing of an andiron was made by Hans Korsch. I love how the warm tones and meticulous lines give a sense of weight and substance to this functional object, almost like it's a portrait of a thing. I am really drawn to the surface of the andiron's legs. Look at those subtle gradations of color! The way the artist used the pencil to suggest the way the light falls on the metal is just incredible. You can almost feel the coolness of the bronze. The texture makes me think of a polished sculpture, something you'd want to reach out and touch. Korsch's work reminds me a bit of Giorgio Morandi's still life paintings. Both artists have a way of elevating everyday objects to something almost monumental. It makes you think about how we see the world and how much beauty can be found in the simplest of things. Ultimately, art is about seeing things in new ways, about celebrating the ordinary and finding the extraordinary within it.