Silver Beaker 1935 - 1942

Vincent Carano made this drawing of a silver beaker with graphite on paper, and it’s so quiet, isn’t it? I can imagine Carano, sitting with the beaker, really looking at it. I wonder, was it a beloved object? What did it hold? The gentle gradations of tone that give it form are lovely, and the way he captures the light reflecting off the silver is beautiful. It's like he's trying to understand the very essence of the beaker through drawing. There’s a real sense of care in the rendering; it reminds me of other artists who find poetry in the everyday. Think of Morandi and his bottles, or even some of the still lifes of Chardin. It’s a reminder that artists are always in conversation, across time, inspiring each other to see the world in new ways. It’s a way of seeing that finds wonder in the mundane.