Cottages on the Dachau Marsh 1902

Franz Marc painted these Cottages on the Dachau Marsh using oils, sometime between 1900 and 1910, and right away you notice those dominant greens and earthy browns, swirling together like he’s wrestling the landscape onto the canvas. I can imagine Marc standing there, brush in hand, trying to capture the way the light hits those cottages, how the marsh stretches out forever, and how the clouds seem to be in conversation with the land. I see the thick impasto of the paint, which almost feels like you could reach out and touch the rough texture of the marsh grass. See how the brushstrokes dance and weave, creating a sense of movement and life? It feels like he's not just painting what he sees but also what he feels. It reminds me of other landscape painters like Van Gogh, who used expressive brushwork to convey his emotional state. Ultimately, we’re all inspired by each other, building on each other's discoveries.