Rue Git-le-Coeur 1943

Roger Vieillard made this etching, Rue Git-le-Coeur, and it's all about the magic that can happen when you let the process lead. The whole image is built from these tiny, careful marks, like a million little decisions adding up to something bigger. The etching feels delicate but strong, like a whisper that carries real weight. Look at how the lines build up the buildings, or how they create the texture of the trees. It's almost like he's building the whole world from scratch. This piece reminds me of Morandi, who also spent his life depicting a very tight range of subjects. Like Morandi, Vieillard shows us how the familiar can become endlessly interesting when you really look, and how a simple, repeated gesture can become something really powerful.