Landscape with castle 1912

Konstantin Bogaevsky made this ‘Landscape with castle’ with what looks like oil on canvas and, well, it's not what you'd call a photorealistic landscape. The color palette here leans into these muted pinks, browns, and greens, but it's the texture that really grabs me. There's this almost chalky quality to the paint, like he's building up the scene with layers of pastel. Look at the way the clouds are rendered – it's like he's scumbling the paint, creating this soft, dreamy effect. And that castle on top of the craggy rocks? It’s more like a mirage, something conjured from a fairytale. I see a bit of Böcklin in this, maybe a touch of de Chirico, but Bogaevsky definitely has his own thing going on. It's a reminder that art isn't just about copying what's in front of you. It's about creating a world, a feeling, a mood. And this painting? It’s a whole mood.