Journey of the Prince (III) 1907

Ciurlionis made "Journey of the Prince (III)" with oil paint on canvas, though the exact date remains a mystery. The ghostly colour palette feels like looking at a memory of a dream. The brushstrokes are light and feathery, almost as if the paint was applied with whispers. This approach gives the painting an ethereal quality, like something seen through a veil. Look at how Ciurlionis layered these soft, translucent blues and whites to build the architecture; it seems more like something grown, or emerging from the mists, than something built. You can almost feel the texture of the canvas coming through the thin layers of paint, adding to that sense of fragility. Ciurlionis reminds me a little of Odilon Redon, with his interest in dreamlike symbolism and creating emotional atmospheres. Both artists seem to be chasing something just beyond the edge of perception, embracing the beauty and mystery of the unknown.