Czóbel Béla Körmendi Frim Prtréja 1907 1907

Béla Czóbel made this portrait of Körmendi Frim in 1907, and looking at it, I just imagine him layering the paint, one little daub at a time. The color palette is earthy, but the brushwork is intense, kinda feverish, and the whole painting shimmers with an inner light. You can see each mark, each stroke—like how the touches of red in the face suggest a flush, or a youthful glow. It makes me think of Van Gogh and the Fauves. It's so interesting how artists feed off each other, you know? Czóbel clearly admired those artists, but he's doing his own thing, pushing it further. You can feel him experimenting, trying to capture something fleeting, like a mood or a feeling, which is what painting is all about, right? It’s not just about representing something, but finding a way to express something that can't be put into words.