View of Granada from the Generalife 19th-20th century

Editor: This is Denman Waldo Ross's "View of Granada from the Generalife," a pencil drawing. It feels so light, almost ephemeral. What can we say about the materials and process behind this sketch? Curator: The artist's choice of pencil on paper speaks volumes. It's an accessible, readily available medium, suggesting a focus on the act of recording, the immediate experience of seeing. How does that inform our understanding of landscape art itself as a commodity? Editor: That's a great point. I hadn't thought about the economic implications of the medium.