Silver Teapot 1935 - 1942

This drawing of a silver teapot, by Aaron Fastovsky, is so lovely in its humble way. I can imagine Fastovsky, pencil in hand, his brow furrowed just so, trying to capture the light as it gleams off the metal. Look how the soft graphite marks almost mimic the way light wraps around the curves of the teapot. I wonder if he fussed over getting it just right, layering tone upon tone to give the object depth and weight. What's really lovely is how the artist allows the drawing to just sit there on the page. It’s a quiet kind of looking, right? This feels connected to a larger story about seeing and observing, a conversation about light and shadow that stretches back through time.