Weg met door paarden getrokken karren before 1920

This photograph titled, "Weg met door paarden getrokken karren" was made by Donald Mennie, who was born in 1899. Looking at the earthy tones, you can almost smell the dust rising from the ground. I'm drawn to the texture captured in the surface of the road. It's not just a flat plane; you can feel the ruts and tracks left by countless journeys. It's like the land itself is keeping a record, bearing witness to the passage of time and labor. The way the light catches the roughness of the road is very expressive. And then there's the cart, a silhouette of human effort. It makes me think of the paintings of Millet, or even Courbet, with their focus on the dignity of work and the lives of ordinary people. You see, it's not just about the literal subject, but also about the artist's empathy, his willingness to see beauty in the everyday.