Mountain Peaks 19th-20th century

Curator: Here we have Charles Sydney Hopkinson’s watercolor, Mountain Peaks. It’s a scene rendered with a delicate touch. Editor: Delicate is one word for it. I see a landscape wrestling with absence, washed in melancholic blues and purples. It’s almost spectral. Curator: The choice of watercolor lends itself to that ethereal quality. Hopkinson captures not just the mountains' form but also the transient nature of light and atmosphere. Mountains, universally, symbolize permanence. However, the quick and imprecise rendering can suggest change. Editor: Maybe the mountains are a symbol of the internal state. The peaks we carry within ourselves... lofty, intimidating, and ultimately, dissolving at the edges. Curator: Perhaps. Hopkinson might be inviting us to consider the impermanence of even the most monumental things, physically or emotionally. Editor: Well, I’m certainly left with a feeling of quiet reflection, tinged with a touch of wistful beauty. Curator: Indeed, a testament to Hopkinson's ability to evoke profound feelings through seemingly simple means.