The Crimean landscape 1935

Konstantin Bogaevsky made this 'Crimean Landscape' using what looks like watercolor and pencil, and what strikes me is how he's using color to shape form. The warm hues, reddish browns and yellows, they're not just descriptive; they create the mountains, the sky, the whole world. There's a real sense of tactility here. You can almost feel the rough texture of the rocks. Look at the way he's used broken lines to define the edges of the mountains; it's almost like he's carving the landscape out of the paper. The light isn't just hitting the surface, it is the surface. It reminds me a bit of Cezanne, in how he used color to build form. Art is an ongoing conversation, right? Each artist taking something from the past, twisting it, making it their own. Bogaevsky certainly did that. And, like all great art, this piece leaves you with more questions than answers. It's an open space, waiting for your imagination to wander.