Flowers And Daughter Wilhelmine 1920

Lovis Corinth painted this portrait of his daughter Wilhelmine surrounded by flowers with oil on canvas. Look at those brushstrokes. It's like he's wrestling with the paint, trying to capture something fleeting, like the memory of a moment. The colors are rich, but muted, like old velvet. Notice how the surface is built up, thick in some places, thin in others, creating a real sense of texture and depth. There’s one spot, just to the right of the vase, where the paint seems to swirl, almost as if the flowers are breathing. It's raw and immediate, like he's just slapped the paint on the canvas without thinking. It makes me think of Paula Modersohn-Becker, another German artist who was exploring similar themes of motherhood and domesticity around the same time. It’s like they’re both part of this conversation, grappling with what it means to be a woman, a mother, and an artist in a world that’s constantly changing.