Pitcher c. 1941

This watercolor pitcher by Joseph Mitry is all about seeing the world afresh through simple things. Look at how the colors work – that soft, watery blue that somehow catches the light just so. It's like Mitry wasn't just painting a pitcher, he was exploring what it means to see transparency. The texture here is all in the gentle washes, how the pigment pools and thins out, creating this play of light. Notice the darker lines defining the shape, they give it form but also a kind of dreamy quality. That slight wobble in the lines around the handle? It's what makes the piece sing. It's like Mitry is reminding us that art, like life, is about embracing the imperfections. It makes me think of Giorgio Morandi, who spent his life painting the same bottles over and over, each time finding something new. In art there are no final answers, only endless possibilities.