Namur. France. 1908

Pyotr Konchalovsky painted "Namur, France" using oil paint, and you can tell he was really going for it. Look at how he laid down the color – thick, almost like he was sculpting the town out of paint. The surface is so alive, you can practically feel the energy he put into each stroke. The cool blues and greens against the warm browns and reds create this vibrant tension, like the town is buzzing with life. There’s this one spot, near the bottom right, where he’s painted a dark tree. The strokes there are so loose and free, it feels like he just let the brush dance across the canvas. It's almost as if he were channeling Van Gogh and his love of landscape, but with a Russian sensibility. Ultimately, it reminds you that art is about possibilities, not perfection.