Berglandschap met paard en wagen nabij Flatmark before 1893

Editor: Here we have Paul Lange's etching, "Berglandschap met paard en wagen nabij Flatmark," created before 1893. It feels quite remote and almost dreamlike, a tiny horse and carriage making its way through this imposing landscape. What captures your attention in this piece? Curator: That dreamlike quality hits home, doesn't it? For me, it's about the sheer scale. The etching itself is quite small, nestled within this aged album page. Then, Lange gives us this vista where humanity, or rather, the carriage, is utterly dwarfed by the geological drama. Makes me think about our own fleeting passage through time, the Earth a silent, enduring witness. Don't you get a sense of that, almost a kind of Romantic sublime? Editor: Absolutely, that sense of scale is striking. It's almost… humbling. Like the landscape is whispering secrets we can’t quite grasp. Curator: Yes, whispers! And notice how the artist uses light. It feels filtered, almost hesitant. The sharp contrast between the dark, rocky cliffs and the distant snow-capped mountains guides your eye and sets that slightly melancholic mood. How do you respond to that, and the lack of colour? Editor: It contributes to that feeling of distance, a world slightly removed from our own. Perhaps it accentuates a certain detachment? Curator: Indeed. It invites introspection. In Lange's realism, he isn’t merely presenting a view. It's an internal space reflected outwards. As the saying goes, art isn’t what you see, but what you make others see. Editor: I’ve never thought about landscape quite that way. Thanks! Curator: Anytime! Landscapes are a place for dreaming, for imagining your place, your mark upon an immeasurable planet.