Landscape with Snow on a Hillside 19th-20th century

Editor: This is "Landscape with Snow on a Hillside" by Denman Waldo Ross, rendered in what appears to be ink. I’m struck by how the artist uses shadow to define the snowy terrain. What can you tell me about it? Curator: Consider the labor involved in creating this deceptively simple scene. The very act of repeated mark-making with ink, a readily available yet historically significant material, elevates a common landscape. What does this suggest about Ross's engagement with both the natural world and the means of artistic production? Editor: That's a perspective I hadn't considered. I see now how the choice of materials and the labor connect it to the everyday. Curator: Precisely! It blurs the line between mere observation and a commentary on the value of artistic work itself.