Landscape, Granada, Spain 1895

Editor: This is Denman Waldo Ross's "Landscape, Granada, Spain." It's a delicate graphite drawing on paper, almost like a fleeting impression. What’s your take on its creation? Curator: The rapid strokes suggest a focus on the immediacy of the landscape. How does the choice of graphite, a readily available material, influence your understanding of the artist's process and intention, especially concerning labor and accessibility in art production? Editor: I hadn't considered the accessibility of graphite before. It does make you wonder about his artistic choices. Thanks! Curator: Indeed! Examining the material conditions reveals much about the relationship between the artist, the landscape, and the society of the time.