An ode to Victor Hugo’s Boaz Sleeping, this image captures a figure turned inward, listening to silence. In The Contemplator, Eugène Carrière wraps his subject in warm sepia tones and smoky contours, blurring the line between sleep and thought. This card evokes those slow, reflective moments when someone lingers in your mind - not urgently, but with depth. A graceful way to reach across distance through presence alone.

Currently held by the Cleveland Art Museum In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer.