Landscape with a lake 1900 - 1905

Ladislav Mednyánszky's, Landscape with a Lake, seems to have been made using pencil and watercolor on paper. Look at the loose, almost scribbled marks that build up the sky and the water. There's a real sense of immediacy here, like Mednyánszky was trying to capture a fleeting moment. The colors are muted, mostly earthy tones, with touches of green and brown. The paper peeks through in places, adding to the sense of lightness. I love the way he's used horizontal lines to create the impression of a vast, open space. There’s one dark, almost jagged mark in the top left corner – it could be a cloud, or a shadow, but it adds a sense of drama to the piece. You can see echoes of the Barbizon school in his work, and maybe even a hint of Whistler. It's a reminder that art is always a conversation, a back-and-forth between artists across time.