Métairie des Abeilles 1912

Editor: So, this is Derwent Lees' "Métairie des Abeilles". It’s held at Tate Britain and the landscape feels so warm, almost dreamlike. What catches your eye when you look at it? Curator: It's funny you say "dreamlike," because I see a touch of longing here, a quiet search for a paradise found, and perhaps already lost. Lees, with his own battles, might have been painting more than just a landscape, don't you think? Editor: That makes sense. The colours, although warm, have this faded quality, and I see how it could reflect a sense of loss. It's interesting how art can hold multiple emotions at once. Curator: Exactly! And that's the beauty of it, isn't it? It's a conversation, always changing with who's doing the looking.