El Qantara, Tunisia by Denman Waldo Ross

El Qantara, Tunisia 19th-20th century

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Dimensions: actual: 29.3 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Copyright: CC0 1.0

Curator: This delicate pencil drawing is titled "El Qantara, Tunisia," by Denman Waldo Ross. Editor: It feels like a memory, a half-formed landscape emerging from the subconscious. Curator: Ross, an early 20th-century American artist, clearly aimed to capture the essence of this Tunisian locale, perhaps as part of a larger colonial aesthetic. Editor: Yes, and look at how the sketch captures the starkness and quiet of a North African scene. The bridge or aqueduct, "El Qantara," becomes a symbol of connection across vastness. Curator: It's interesting how Ross, an art collector and educator, perceived and then presented this location to a Western audience. Editor: Those palm fronds, rendered so simply, evoke the exotic and timeless quality that North Africa held in the Western imagination. A potent symbol, indeed. Curator: A glimpse into a specific artist's engagement with a place and time. Editor: A fleeting but evocative impression, leaving much to the imagination, and therefore lingering in memory.

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