Landscape with Trees 19th-20th century

Editor: This watercolor, “Landscape with Trees,” is by Denman Waldo Ross and is housed at the Harvard Art Museums. It's a sweet little thing, and something about the loose brushwork and pastel colors makes me think of a fleeting memory. What do you make of it? Curator: Fleeting, yes! It’s like a half-remembered dream. I see Ross capturing not so much the *thingness* of the trees, but the *feeling* of them—the dappled light, the breezy rustle. It makes me wonder about Ross himself, what he felt in that moment. Does it make you want to wander into the landscape? Editor: It does! Like I could almost step right into it. Thanks for your perspective! Curator: My pleasure! Art is such a fun house of mirrors.