Rotslandschap in de bergen before 1903

This atmospheric mountain landscape by Alfred Enke feels like it’s been created through an intuitive process, where each layer informs the next. I can imagine the artist standing out in the elements, trying to capture the drama of the mountain scene. Look at the texture created through the layering of tones. The black and white of the photograph remind me of the gestural brushstrokes in Franz Kline's paintings. Do you see how the texture evokes a sense of depth? It's almost like a dance between darkness and light, shadow and form. The way the trees emerge from the mist reminds me of Gerhard Richter's blurred landscapes, where reality seems to dissolve into abstraction. It’s this constant experimentation and conversation between artists of the past and present that keeps painting vital and engaging. A single landscape contains a universe of possibility!