Uitnodiging voor een expositie in Galerie Grandhomme te Parijs 1914

This invitation to an exhibition in Galerie Grandhomme in Paris was probably made with wood engraving, and it’s just such a lovely, intimate object. I can just imagine P.E. Colin, maybe with ink-stained fingers, carefully carving away at the block, thinking about the exhibition, the other wood engravers who are part of the '2e Groupe', and who might come to the opening on February 13th. I see the figure on the left, walking through the field, heading towards a hopeful sun, carrying a basket and a book… maybe it’s a prayer book. There’s something so humble and deeply felt about it. It feels like the artist put all of his concentration, skill, and emotion into the work. It's a reminder of the conversations that artists have with each other across time, this passing of ideas and inspiration. It invites us to bring our own readings to it, and perhaps reconsider what’s important.