Landschap met zwerm vogels en torii 1887 - 1945

Ohara Koson made this print, Landscape with Swarm of Birds and Torii, sometime between 1900 and 1930. I'm just picturing Koson, trying to capture the feeling of a misty morning. You know? The kind where the air itself seems to blur the edges of everything. He’s got this soft grey palette going on, and it’s like he’s whispering secrets onto the paper. Those birds! They're not just flying; they're dancing across the sky, right? And that torii gate, standing there so solid, like a promise. Looking at this, I’m thinking about other artists, like Whistler, who were also obsessed with capturing a mood, an atmosphere. It’s all about feeling, not just seeing. And that’s what makes art so exciting. It’s an ongoing conversation, a game of telephone across time, where each artist adds their own twist to the story.