Noite de inverno em Rondane 1913

Harald Sohlberg has made a blue nocturne, a "Winter Night in Rondane," and it's easy to imagine him layering these hues to conjure this quiet landscape. Imagine Sohlberg, brush in hand, coaxing the paint to capture the crisp air and the silent grandeur of the mountains. The paint application looks so smooth and even – it looks like it was a very long process. It makes me wonder what he was thinking, alone in the studio, trying to distill the essence of a winter’s night. Look at how the mountains loom, their peaks softened by snow, and consider that solitary star, a beacon in the vastness. I see how the mountains look like Rothko! It’s as if Sohlberg wanted to capture the feeling of standing in the middle of nowhere, with only the cold and the quiet for company. Painters are always talking to each other. Sohlberg's painting captures a moment of stillness, inviting us to reflect on our own place in the world.