View in Venice 1927

Editor: This is "View in Venice" by Gurdon Saltonstall Howe, held at the Harvard Art Museums. It's got this lovely sepia tone that makes me think of old photographs. What strikes you most about it? Curator: It whispers of Venice, doesn't it? The waterways, the bridge... I'm drawn to the contrast – the solid architecture against the fluid water. Maybe it's a bit of that tension that makes it so compelling, that dance between what's fixed and what flows. What do you think? Editor: I hadn't thought about the fixed versus fluid idea, but I see it! It gives the image a real sense of depth, both physically and conceptually. Curator: Exactly. And maybe that's the heart of Venice itself – a city built on water, a constant negotiation with nature. Something to mull over, eh?