Windy Day 1908

Leon Wyczółkowski made this painting of a windy day, probably outdoors, with oil on canvas. Looking at it, I can almost feel the wind pushing against me! The brushstrokes are quick and loose, like the artist was trying to capture a fleeting moment. There's a sense of energy and movement in the way the paint is applied, especially in the waves and the trees that are bending in the wind. It makes me think about how difficult it must have been to paint outside. The sky is grey and overcast, but there are hints of light breaking through the clouds. The color palette is muted, mostly grays and browns, but there are pops of green in the trees that add a bit of life to the scene. I can see echoes of Impressionism, but in the end, it's a painter trying to do their thing, you know? A painter is always in dialogue with others, across time. We are all just trying to find a way to express something, with all its ambiguity, on a surface.