Manhufe Landscape c. 1912 - 1913

Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso made this landscape with paint, pushing it around and letting it settle into this lively composition. Just look at those greens and browns. Imagine him standing there, maybe outside, maybe in his head, coaxing those angular shapes into being. I love how the road twists and turns, almost like the painting itself is finding its way. It feels like a dance between what he saw and what he felt, between observation and imagination. There’s something about the texture, a kind of roughness, that makes it so real and immediate. You can almost feel him wrestling with the paint, trying to capture something elusive. Each brushstroke carries a little bit of his energy, his thought, his vision. And that castle in the background - what's that all about? I think this artist has a lot to teach us about seeing and feeling.