Church 1928

Adalbert Erdeli made this painting, titled "Church", with oil paint, probably sometime in the first half of the 20th century. Look at the sky, how it's not just blue, but a swirl of creamy whites and pinks that suggest movement and atmosphere. That's artmaking as a process right there, a constant push and pull. Erdeli lays down these strokes, thick and juicy, with a real physicality to them. You can almost feel the brush dancing across the canvas. See that little squiggle of bright white just catching the edge of the rooftop? That’s not just light, it's a whole mood. It reminds me of someone like Marsden Hartley, you know, how he'd use color to express a feeling, not just to describe a thing. It’s a conversation across time, artists riffing off each other, trying to capture something elusive, something that shifts and changes with every viewing. This painting's not about answers; it's about keeping the questions alive.