Farvestudie efter Delacroixs maleri Dante og Vergil i underverdenen, Louvre 1930s

Edvard Weie made this colour study after Delacroix’s painting of Dante and Virgil, using watercolour on paper. It’s all about the process here. The colours are muted, almost translucent, like a memory fading. Look at the way he’s scrubbed the paint in places, leaving the paper visible underneath. You can see the ghost of the original Delacroix peeking through, but Weie isn't trying to copy it, he's finding his own way in, through colour and gesture. The brown block towards the top right feels weighty, anchoring the lighter washes of blue and green. It reminds me of late Cézanne, how he’d build up form with these transparent layers, searching for the essence of a thing rather than a perfect likeness. Art isn't about answers, it's about the conversation, the back-and-forth between artists across time. It's about seeing the world anew, through another's eyes.