Street in Tiberias 1925

Jakob Nussbaum made "Street in Tiberias" with watercolor and pencil, and the approach is all about the process. You can see it in the loose washes and the sketchy lines. It's like he's thinking through the scene, not just copying it. The colors are mostly cool blues and grays, but then there's this one figure in a bright red coat. That pop of color really grabs you. It's a simple choice, but it makes the whole thing sing. And the way he uses the pencil to define the edges of the buildings, it’s almost like he’s building the street right in front of us. Look at the way the light filters through the buildings. It's all suggestion, not detail. It reminds me of some of the early Impressionists, like Pissarro, who were also interested in capturing the feeling of a place, not just the look of it. It's about embracing the beauty of imperfection and the ongoing conversation between artists across time.