Roses 1910

Lovis Corinth made this painting, Roses, with oil paint, and you can really see the brushstrokes. It's like he was wrestling with the paint, trying to capture the fleeting beauty of these flowers. The colours are rich and intense, but there's also a kind of muddiness, a sense of decay. Look at the thick impasto, the way the paint is built up in layers. It's almost sculptural, like he's trying to create a tangible, physical presence for these delicate blooms. See how the colours blend together. The brushstrokes around the orange roses on the lower left side capture the light. The surface is really brought to life by this, its almost as if the painting is breathing. It reminds me a little of Van Gogh, that same raw energy and passion, but with a more sombre, melancholic tone. It’s a reminder that beauty is always intertwined with fragility and that art is an ongoing conversation.