Gezicht onder een spoorviaduct te Amsterdam Possibly 1920 - 1930

This small watercolor called 'Gezicht onder een spoorviaduct te Amsterdam' was made by Adolf le Comte in 1920, and it feels so immediate. I can imagine him standing there, maybe a bit cramped under the bridge, quickly capturing the scene with loose brushstrokes and muted colors. It's interesting how he uses these fluid washes to depict the water and the reflections, and then contrasts that with the more defined lines of the bridge structure. It feels like a direct response, you know? Like he’s trying to get down the essence of the place before the light changes. The whole thing has this quality of being observed; he's taking in the ordinary and finding a kind of beauty in it. It's the kind of thing that makes you look at the world differently, and that’s what painting is all about, right?