D'après El Greco 1965

Constantin Flondor made this painting, titled *D'après El Greco,* with expressive brushstrokes of grey, lilac, and yellow. I can almost picture Flondor in the studio, wrestling with the canvas, building up layers of paint with an intuitive back and forth. I imagine Flondor thinking about El Greco and how to translate the dynamism and spirituality of his paintings. See those elongated figures rising and falling? El Greco liked painting like that! The thick, gestural brushstrokes give the painting an almost sculptural feel. There is a sense of movement, of figures caught in a whirlwind. Look at the purple swirls near the top—it’s like a dance. Artists are always talking to each other, riffing off ideas, challenging and paying homage. Painting is this ongoing conversation that stretches across time, a way of embodying thoughts, emotions, and experiences in a space of ambiguous, open-ended expression.