Passion 1940

Arnold Peter Weisz-Kubínčan made this drawing, Passion, with ink, and you can really see the passion in the marks themselves. It's all about the process, the energy of the hand moving across the page. The ink is applied in these bold, confident strokes, not trying to hide anything. You can see the texture of the paper coming through, and that kind of physicality gives the piece a raw, immediate feel. Look at the dog leaping across the top – the way the ink pools and thickens around its legs, creating a sense of movement and weight. Then see how the lines change weight to describe the mountains in the background. It reminds me a bit of some of the German Expressionists, like Kirchner, with that same kind of urgency and emotional intensity. It’s like he's not just depicting a scene but channeling a whole mood, a way of seeing and feeling the world. It’s not about perfection but about getting something real down on paper, and that's what makes it so compelling.