Into the Void, c. 1900 Kodak #3 Photo of Man in Silhouette learning also a collector

also a collector

and xmas tree beyond him

I'll never ever tire of the charms of drawings like this

the likes of which I've never seen--a make do darning egg I believe

The manner of the painting reminds me of WW2 era medical instruction manuals (i

Into the Void, c. 1900 Kodak #3 Photo of Man in Silhouette learning also a collectorI am tempted to start a collection titled "the void," into which this c. 1900 Kodak #3 print would perfectly fit, and rather perfectly distill. The void against which this silhouetted man stands reads as pure negative space, with great flame like shape to it that amplifies a sense of drama and makes for a bit of illusionism, too (as if it could be either a vertical opening passage or a horizontally oriented mass extending into the distance like a