Autumn.On Bridge 1910

Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin painted this landscape with oils, probably en plein air, and I imagine he worked fast to capture the fleeting light. Just look at the way the brushstrokes build up the scene, especially those horizontal marks that make up the bridge, dissolving into the watery reflections below. I wonder, did he start with the reflections, then work his way up? Or did he build from the solid to the ethereal? I find myself thinking about the solitary figure in red, perhaps they are deep in thought, like Korovin himself, capturing a moment of transition as summer turns to autumn. There's an interplay of light and shadow, the fleeting nature of reflections, and the muted tones of the landscape. These elements really resonate with other impressionist painters, who were trying to capture the essence of a moment rather than a detailed representation. It is this exchange of ideas across time that makes painting so powerful.