Verona 1932

Willem Adrianus Grondhout made this print of Verona sometime around 1922. It’s all in these warm, earthy tones, and look at how the ink kinda dances on the surface. I can imagine Grondhout out there, maybe with a small plate and some acid, watching the light shift over the buildings and the people. There’s a real sense of place here, like he’s trying to capture not just what Verona looks like, but what it *feels* like. Look how the line varies, sometimes scratchy, sometimes smooth, and how the buildings seem to emerge from a haze. And that archway! It's so strong, yet dissolves into the bustling life below. I bet Grondhout was looking at other printmakers, trying to figure out how to make his own mark, you know? It's like all artists are in this big conversation, passing ideas back and forth across time. This is a reminder that painting is a process of discovery, a journey into the unknown.