Two Artists with Dog (Lucille & Edgar) c. 1932

Edgar Levy made this print, “Two Artists with Dog (Lucille & Edgar),” and it's all about the scratchy marks! Look closely, and you can see the way the lines build up, creating volume and texture. It’s like he’s thinking through the image, one line at a time. There’s this great push and pull between the flat surface of the paper and the illusion of depth. I love the way the light seems to flicker across the scene. The dog lounging in the foreground, the sun rendered in choppy lines, feels almost like a wink. This reminds me of Picasso’s studio scenes, that intimate look at the creative process. But Levy’s got his own quirky voice; he's not trying to be anyone else. In art, the conversation keeps going, each artist adding their own riff. It’s about questions, not answers.