Setting out for a ride 1913

Lovis Corinth painted this scene of a man and his horse in 1912, and you can feel the artist’s touch as he moves the brush. The colour palette of browns, greens, and reds are earthy and warm. It feels like the painting came into being as a shifting, emerging form, found through trial, error, and intuition. I sympathize with Corinth as I look at this painting. I can imagine him outside with his materials, trying to capture a specific feeling he has towards the man and the horse. The paint feels thick and tactile; you can imagine how each dab and stroke shape our experience of the painting. Look how a particular stroke can communicate intention! Corinth is in conversation with artists across time, constantly exchanging ideas and inspiring creativity. Painting offers an embodied expression, embracing ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations and meaning.