In the Luxembourg gardens 1909

"In the Luxembourg Gardens" is a painting by Rupert Bunny, and I imagine it was made pretty quickly. There’s an immediacy in the brushstrokes that suggests Bunny worked in a flow state, probably in front of the scene itself. What strikes me is the materiality of the paint. See how the colors are laid down in these little slabs, like butter? This impasto gives the scene texture, a certain liveliness. It's as if Bunny is trying to capture not just what the scene *looks* like, but how it *feels*. The dappled light, the rustling of leaves, the chatter of people. The whole composition is like a mosaic of brushstrokes, each one contributing to the overall sense of a bustling park scene. I'm reminded of Edouard Vuillard. Both artists are capturing fleeting moments of everyday life. They remind us that art isn’t just about creating perfect representations, but about capturing a feeling, an atmosphere. It's an invitation to slow down, to look closely, and to find beauty in the ordinary.