Chandelier 1935 - 1942

This intricate chandelier was created by Simon Weiss, using watercolor and graphite on paper. Just imagine him patiently building up the form, stroke by stroke, letting the image emerge with each delicate layer. I can picture Weiss meticulously rendering each crystal and curve. He’s got a real feel for the weight and the grace of this ornate object. Those tiny graphite lines, so precise and yet somehow fluid, make the whole thing almost shimmer, don’t they? It's like he's not just drawing a chandelier, but capturing light itself. It reminds me a bit of Piranesi’s architectural drawings, but with a softer touch. All these artists, they’re just in conversation with each other, riffing on form and light, trying to capture something that's both solid and fleeting. It's a dance of seeing and feeling.