Dimensions: support: 195 x 152 mm
Copyright: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: Here we have Alexander Cozens' "Study of a Tree." It’s a delicate pencil drawing, and feels so simple and serene. What draws your eye when you look at this piece? Curator: The tree is a mirror to our own fleeting existence, isn’t it? Cozens captures this beautifully. I feel the quiet strength of nature, the rise and fall of breath, the simple beauty of just being. What feelings does it stir in you? Editor: It makes me want to sit under it with a book! I never thought a simple tree drawing could do that. Curator: Exactly. Art, like a tree, can offer shade and sustenance to the soul.