Spring. A Valley Among Wooded Hills. The Sky Left Blank 

Curator: Here we have Alexander Cozens' "Spring. A Valley Among Wooded Hills. The Sky Left Blank," a landscape drawing from the Tate Collections. Editor: It feels so unfinished, almost like a stage set waiting for the players to arrive. Curator: Observe how Cozens uses delicate lines to define the contours of the hills and foliage, while the vacant sky directs our focus to the composition itself. Editor: The blankness, though... it's like a dare, isn't it? An invitation to imagine the infinite possibilities of the scene. Curator: Indeed. This work prompts us to contemplate the inherent structure of landscape before we fill it with narrative. Editor: Maybe it's about the potential of spring, the promise before the full bloom. Before everything gets too… complicated. Curator: A thoughtful reading. I'd say Cozens offers a study in form and potential. Editor: Right, and I'm seeing the poetry in the incomplete, the allure of the unsaid.