A Portrait in Blue 1920

Kmetty János painted this "Portrait in Blue" with what looks like oil on canvas, and the blue—it’s not just a color, it’s the mood. Imagine him, standing there, squinting, trying to capture not just a likeness, but a feeling. Look at the face – it's all planes and angles, like he's building a sculpture out of paint. You can see the brushstrokes, the way he layered the colors, like he's searching for the right way to express what he's seeing, what he's feeling. The blue feels so absolute. I love how he’s used the color to make the figure monumental. You can see the traces of Cézanne and cubism. It’s as if János is saying something about humanity, about our shared condition, and the ongoing conversation between artists across time.