[title not known] by British School

[title not known] 

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Dimensions: support: 104 x 137 mm

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

Editor: This lovely, small pencil drawing of a landscape, by an unknown artist from the British School, feels so fleeting and dreamlike. The trees seem to whisper. What do you see in it? Curator: It's like a half-remembered summer day, isn't it? I imagine the artist quickly sketching this en plein air. There's a lovely lightness of touch, a sense of capturing a fleeting moment. Do you think the vagueness adds to its charm? Editor: Absolutely! It's less about the specifics of the place and more about the feeling of being there. Something about the quiet observation makes me nostalgic for something I haven't even experienced. Curator: Precisely! It reminds me of those half-formed thoughts that drift by when you're lost in nature. A peaceful little window into the past. Editor: I agree. I'll definitely be pondering the feeling of this piece.

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