15. A Landscape of a Moderate Extent between the Right and Left Hand, the Objects or Groups Plac’d Irregularly, and No One Predominant. The Horizon above the Bottom of the View 

Curator: Here we have Alexander Cozens's "15. A Landscape of a Moderate Extent between the Right and Left Hand, the Objects or Groups Plac’d Irregularly, and No One Predominant," currently held in the Tate Collections. Editor: Well, the composition strikes me as a dark, almost brooding, terrain. It's intriguing, like a shadow play against a pale sky. Curator: Indeed. Cozens's emphasis on irregularity and the absence of a dominant element is key. Notice how the distribution of masses creates a balanced tension across the picture plane. Editor: It's as if he's captured a fragment of a dreamscape, where the forms are suggestive but not fully defined. I find it rather moody and evocative, despite its small scale. Curator: Precisely! It’s a calculated asymmetry, intended to evoke feeling rather than represent a specific location. Editor: It nudges the imagination rather than dictating a scene, doesn't it? A lovely balance of darkness and light. Curator: A thoughtful and evocative piece, indeed. Editor: Yes, one that lingers in the mind's eye.