Sunset Behind the Trees 1908

Curator: Oh, I love this moody scene. It's "Sunset Behind the Trees" by Auguste-Louis Lepère. Editor: The cross-hatching gives it this fantastic depth. The eye really travels into that vanishing point. Is that a bridge? Curator: Yes, and those little dots of shadow are sheep! Lepère was a master printmaker. Editor: You can almost feel the bite of the acid used to etch the plate. Think of the labor involved, the press... Curator: It really has that end-of-day, contemplative feeling. You want to be there, listening to the breeze. Editor: It's a stark reminder of the processes that mediate our experiences, even of sunsets! Curator: True. But maybe just let me dream for a moment, will you? Editor: Alright, alright. Point taken, a bit of poetry is allowed.