Landscape With A Herdsman 1920 - 1930

Jozef Hanula made this landscape painting, probably in oil, with a real attention to the way light changes the colour of things. What strikes me is the warm colour palette, all browns and oranges. It looks like the paint has been applied in layers, creating a sense of depth and texture, the way the light falls on the path. I'm thinking about the way the pinkish, purplish shrubs in the foreground contrast with the drabber tones of the path. Look at how the paint seems scrubbed into the canvas, especially in the foliage, creating a feeling of roughness. It reminds me a bit of Courbet's landscapes with their emphasis on the materiality of paint, but maybe with a touch of Corot’s sensitivity to light and atmosphere. But whatever, I’m left thinking about painting as a conversation across time, each artist building upon what came before, always trying to find new ways of seeing and feeling the world.