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Ways of looking

Three paintings. Line, colour and light — one observation at a time.

A large blue wave arches over boats, with Mount Fuji in the distance — Katsushika Hokusai. The Great Wave, ca. 1830–1832

Line

Follow the curve of the water, from the boats to the small mountain on the horizon.

Golden wheat, dark cypresses and swirling clouds in a painting by Van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh. Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889

Colour

Golden strokes, green trees and clouds that continue the rhythm of the land.

A woman in a white headdress holds a pitcher beside an open window, with a map to her right — Johannes Vermeer. Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, ca. 1662

Light

White cloth, a metal pitcher and a quiet moment by a window.