Seascape 1910

Tadeusz Makowski created this seascape using oil paints, capturing a serene coastal scene. The artwork is structured by horizontal bands. A muted, sandy foreground rises to meet a turbulent sea of mixed blues and purples. Above, the sky is rendered in a dominant blue hue, punctuated by a pale, diffused light source. The painting's surface is visibly textured through brushwork. The effect is to emphasize the materiality and the gestural act of its making. Makowski destabilizes traditional landscape painting through a simplified form and color palette. The scene offers a subjective, emotional experience rather than a photorealistic representation. The structural organization of the painting encourages a semiotic reading. The beach, sea and sky operate as signifiers of nature's vastness and the transient quality of light. The artwork's formal qualities, particularly its emphasis on texture and light, engage with broader philosophical concerns about perception, experience and our place within the natural world.