Romantic landscape 1926

Konstantin Bogaevsky made this "Romantic Landscape" with what looks like charcoal or graphite, and it's all about how he builds up these layers of dark and light. For me, artmaking is all about that process, that journey. Look at the texture he's created, almost like he's sculpting with the charcoal. The strokes are visible, especially in the trees on the left, giving them a kind of wild energy. Then, your eye is drawn to that fortress perched on the mountains, rendered with such precision against the stormy sky. It’s like a dream, you know? Bogaevsky reminds me a bit of Caspar David Friedrich, both are into this romantic, kind of melancholic mood. But Bogaevsky adds his own twist, pushing the boundaries of what landscape art can be. It’s never just one thing; it’s always a conversation.