Samwise

Samwise Gamgee

tinta-da-China sobre papel prensado
Indian ink on laid paper


I think the simple 'rustic' love of Sam and his Rosie (nowhere elaborated) is absolutely essential to the study of his (the chief hero's) character, and to the theme of the relation of ordinary life (breathing, eating, working, begetting) and quests, sacrifice, causes, and the 'longing for Elves', and sheer beauty.
Tolkien (1951)