Figure, after Velasquez (?) 1893

Editor: Here we have Denman Waldo Ross’s "Figure, after Velasquez (?)". It’s a small piece, but those deep blues and ochres give it such a weighty, almost somber feel. What stands out to you in this work? Curator: You know, it feels like a memory, doesn’t it? A hazy recollection of a Velasquez painting filtered through Ross’s own artistic lens. He’s not just copying, he's interpreting, almost like a painterly echo across time. Do you get that sense? Editor: I do, actually. It’s like a dream of a painting, if that makes sense. Curator: Exactly! And isn't that fascinating? It makes you wonder what Velasquez meant to Ross, and what Ross is trying to tell us about seeing and remembering. Editor: Definitely given me a lot to think about when I look at other works "after" masters. Curator: Me too. It’s a reminder that art is always in conversation, always building on what came before.