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Editor: This drawing by Arthur Boyd Houghton, housed at the Tate, depicts a child looking upwards. There is a soft quality to the lines. What strikes you about the composition? Curator: The drawing exhibits a keen awareness of tonal values created through varying densities of line. Notice how Houghton captures the subtle gradations of light and shadow across the child's face. It is a study in form. Editor: So you're focusing more on the technique itself? Curator: Precisely. The visible strokes and the way they coalesce to suggest form, rather than any narrative element, are central to the work's impact. Do you see how the line work shapes the overall expression? Editor: I do now! I was initially looking for some hidden meaning, but the beauty is really in the technique. Curator: Indeed. The beauty lies in the artist's skill.