At The Baltic Sea 1911

Alexej von Jawlensky captured this scene ‘At The Baltic Sea’ with oil on board, and you can almost feel his bold engagement with the paint. Look at how he’s laid down these thick, juicy strokes of color, building up a landscape that’s less about mimicking reality and more about feeling it. The texture is so present, you can practically trace the movement of his hand. That blazing band of red and yellow across the middle, meeting that intense blue sea – it's like a visual shout, an emotional punch. I love how the tree on the left sort of claws its way into the scene, framing the vista but also complicating it. It’s as if Jawlensky is saying, "Here's a view, but don't forget the messy, tangled stuff of life that frames it." You see echoes of Van Gogh in the intensity, yet Jawlensky brings his own raw, almost brutal honesty to the canvas. It’s not just a landscape; it’s a landscape felt.