Autumn landscape 1915

Magnus Enckell made this painting of an Autumn Landscape with oil paint, and from what I can see, it's not about perfection but rather about a feeling. Enckell builds up this landscape with strokes of color that feel both considered and spontaneous, as though he sought to capture the light as much as the scenery. I can see the scene as he saw it: the ochre fields in contrast to the blues of the distant hills and the water, reflecting the sky in a way that makes you feel the air. There's a real generosity in the way the paint is applied, a sort of 'here you go', take it or leave it kind of vibe, which is quite freeing. You can see that he was part of a long tradition of landscape painters, pushing it in his own way. It is a conversation of mark-making, like visual echoes between artists across time.