Claude Lorrain The Tiber from Monte Mario Looking South, 1640 Dark brown wash on white paper, 185 x 268 mm The British Museum In a museum venue, where color draws crowds (Monet) and heightened color creates blockbusters (Van Gogh), shows of small monochromatic works can be a relief - an opportunity to hear yourself think, to catch the 'sotto voce' conversations of artists across history. Most of the modestly scaled figure-and-landscape or pure landscape drawings in this exhibition are brown ink on paper. There is color too, but in the form of subtle hints of red and blue, toned... Read More