Drinker at the edge of the Cure 1908

Maximilien Luce painted "Drinker at the edge of the Cure" with oil on canvas, but when is anybody’s guess. The cool thing is that you can really see the touches of paint, each dab building the image. The colors are pretty muted and natural, and the texture feels almost like a mosaic of tiny strokes. Look closely at the reflection in the water – it’s not trying to be photographic, right? More like a memory of light. It’s interesting how the dots of paint feel like they are breathing with light. The tree on the left reminds me a bit of Corot, like a solid presence, but softer and more broken apart somehow. It reminds me that all art is an ongoing conversation, constantly reinterpreting the world, one little brushstroke at a time.