Canot de Pêche 1923

André Dauchez created this print called *Canot de Pêche* – Fishing Boat – and look at all those sandy beige tones, almost like it was made from beach sand itself. I can imagine Dauchez outside with his plate, inking it, wiping it, thinking, you know, how to make the lines just right to capture the feeling of that heavy boat sitting there, stuck in the wet sand. I can almost feel that grainy texture, the quiet of the early morning, and the stillness before the fishermen head out. You know, those little marks and lines aren’t just describing a boat; they are also talking about the feeling of being in that place. Dauchez’s little scratches and crosshatches make up the image, it’s like he's trying to describe the whole world with just a few lines, which is what artists have been doing forever, right? Thinking about landscape painters like Corot, Constable, or the slightly later work of someone like Bonnard, who also looked to the landscape for inspiration. They all inspire each other, across time. It's like a big conversation. Each mark is like a thought, a feeling, and a little piece of the world, all captured on one plate.