Landscape with Road 1916

Janos Mattis-Teutsch made this painting, “Landscape with Road,” using brushstrokes in bright greens and yellows. I can almost feel him at work as I look at this little landscape. There's something so hopeful and joyful in it, a feeling I associate with the early days of modernism. The paint is applied in a way that feels both thoughtful and spontaneous. Notice how the road isn't just a road; it's a pale ribbon winding through the landscape. I imagine the artist relishing in the physicality of paint, its texture, its ability to evoke emotion and create a world. It's as though I’m right there with Janos as he stands before his easel. Mattis-Teutsch was part of a broad artistic community, all contributing to the development of abstract vocabularies. Painting is like an ongoing conversation that echoes through time. Every artist responds to, builds upon, and challenges what came before. The result is an artwork that invites us to see and feel the world in a new way.