Kitchen Window c. 1930

Leo Meissner’s ‘Kitchen Window’ is an evocative print made, I imagine, with some kind of wood or linocut technique. It’s all about contrasts: the stark black of the buildings against the white grids of the windowpanes. I’m thinking about how Meissner might have felt looking out of his kitchen window. Maybe a little trapped, a little inspired by the urban landscape. He captures the tension between interiority and exteriority, the way we frame the world through our own limited perspective. I love the abstract quality of the print, how the buildings become shapes and patterns, almost like musical notes on a staff. The reflections create a sense of depth and ambiguity, suggesting that what we see is never quite what it seems. It reminds me of the work of other printmakers like, say, Emil Nolde. There's a shared interest in capturing the raw, emotional essence of a scene. These artists are all in conversation, reinventing ways of seeing and feeling through their work. It’s like they're saying, ‘Hey, look at this! Isn't it amazing?’