Street with Tavern Lantern 1926

This is "Street with Tavern Lantern" by Solomon Borisovich Judovin made in 1926. Look at those lines! There's a graphic sensibility here - it's all about contrast, like life, no? I imagine the artist carving into the block, wrestling with the material, trying to capture the essence of this street scene with just black and white. I wonder what it was like to stand where Judovin stood, feeling the energy of the place, the stories etched into the buildings, the air thick with the murmur of voices. Check out how the lantern casts shadows that dance and distort, adding to the drama. Each mark is so deliberate, so full of intent. There's a realness here, a raw honesty. We are all in conversation with each other, right? Judovin speaks to us across time, inspiring us to see the world with fresh eyes, to find beauty in the everyday, and to embrace the messy, imperfect nature of life.