Ehrenbreitstein to Coblenz, No. 2 1913

Frank Short pulled this print of Ehrenbreitstein to Coblenz, No. 2, sometime between the late 19th and early 20th century. What an amazing vista! The scene is full of atmospheric perspective, soft and blurry, and you can almost smell the damp air. It's as if Short is trying to capture not just the view, but the feeling of being there. I imagine him standing on the riverbank, squinting into the distance, trying to make sense of the light and shadow. I feel for Short here, trying to capture something so fleeting and ephemeral. He must have been inspired by Turner, or maybe Whistler? The way the light plays across the water, the hazy atmosphere, it all feels very romantic and impressionistic, even though it’s a print! Artists are constantly in conversation, borrowing and riffing off each other's ideas. It’s a never-ending game of telephone!