View Of The Port In Calvi 1930

Alexandre Jacovleff painted this view of the port in Calvi with oil, and the way he’s used those brushstrokes, it's all about the energy of the water, right? You can almost feel the breeze coming off the canvas. It's like he’s saying, "I’m not just painting what I see, but what I feel." Now, check out the texture here. It’s not smooth, is it? You can see the strokes, how he loaded the brush, how he layered the colours. It’s this mix of blues and greens, with these little dabs of white that make the water sparkle. And then, that ship, dark and solid against all that shimmer, anchoring the whole scene. It’s not just a boat, it’s a moment, like a quick sketch in paint of a real place. It puts me in mind of someone like Édouard Vuillard, with that loose, intimate way of capturing a scene, like they’re painting a memory rather than a postcard. So, what do you feel? What does it bring up for you? That’s the conversation this painting wants to have.