In the mountains. Switzerland 1914

Zinaida Serebriakova made this watercolor, *In the Mountains, Switzerland*, and what strikes me is how the layers of delicate washes are laid down to create this vista. I imagine Serebriakova looking out at this landscape, trying to capture not just what she saw, but what she felt. Look at the way she’s built up the mountains with strokes of pale green, blue, and gray, like she’s trying to grasp their towering scale. I can almost feel the cool mountain air and the quiet stillness, can’t you? The paint is so thin, almost like she barely touched the paper with her brush. It’s the kind of painting that invites you to slow down, to really look, and to appreciate the subtle beauty of the natural world. You know, painting isn’t just about representing something; it’s about feeling it, too. And Serebriakova really makes you feel the immensity and the wonder of those Swiss mountains. It's a conversation across time, a dialogue with nature.