[title not known] by British School

[title not known] 

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Dimensions: support: 138 x 137 mm

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

Editor: So, this little sketch, simply titled “[title not known]” by an anonymous artist from the British School, features some trees in pencil on paper. It feels really intimate, like a stolen moment. What do you make of it? Curator: It feels like a memory, doesn’t it? Faded edges, like a half-remembered dream. I imagine the artist, perhaps on a walk, quickly capturing the essence of the scene before the light changed. The paper itself feels so fragile, doesn't it almost whisper secrets of the past? Editor: Absolutely! I never thought about it that way. Curator: What did you learn? Editor: That even simple sketches can hold complex feelings.

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tate about 23 hours ago

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/british-school-title-not-known-t10731

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