Tree at The Corner 23 - 1860

Editor: We're looking at Jervis McEntee's "Tree at the Corner." It feels like a quiet, reflective moment captured with simple pencil strokes. What do you make of it? Curator: It speaks of solitude, doesn't it? A lone tree, meticulously rendered. McEntee often imbued his landscapes with a sense of melancholy, reflecting on the transience of nature and perhaps, life itself. Do you see how the branches reach, almost yearning? Editor: Yes, there's a reaching quality. I wonder, is it reaching for light, or something else entirely? Curator: Perhaps both. Maybe McEntee felt a kinship with that tree, a shared reaching towards something beyond. Makes you wonder what "corner" he’s referring to, doesn’t it? Editor: It really does! I’ll definitely be pondering that. Thanks!