Seashore with Two Figures, Amalfi 1893

Curator: This is Denman Waldo Ross’s watercolor, "Seashore with Two Figures, Amalfi." It's part of the collection at the Harvard Art Museums. Editor: What a lovely wash of blues and yellows. It gives me the feeling of standing at the edge of something immense. Curator: Ross was deeply involved in the Arts and Crafts movement. The light and color here reflect the movement’s focus on visual sensation. Editor: Sensation, yes! It almost feels like a dream of a seascape, those tiny figures swallowed up by the scene. Curator: The figures highlight how individuals are often dwarfed by the grand scale of nature. Editor: Exactly. There’s a silent drama here; it speaks to the beauty and overwhelming power of the natural world. It's quite striking, isn't it? Curator: Indeed, and it invites us to reflect on our place within that vastness.