Evening Lights 1959

Piroska Szanto conjured this street scene with oil on canvas, capturing a city's pulse as day turns to night. The painting is a symphony of blues and purples, punctuated by the warm glow of yellow lights. I imagine Szanto layering these colors, one over the other, feeling her way through the canvas. I can feel her, brush in hand, mixing the hues, deciding where to let the light in and where to deepen the shadows. There’s a real push and pull here. It's like she’s not just depicting a place, but also the very act of seeing, of making sense of the world through color. See the strokes? Confident and deliberate, yet full of feeling. It reminds me of other painters like Bonnard, who also found magic in the everyday. Szanto must have looked to those artists. It’s all one big conversation, isn’t it? This painting is less about a literal representation and more about the joy of painting. I hope it inspires you to see the world with fresh eyes, too.