Landscape with the monastery walls 1920

Aristarkh Lentulov painted this landscape with the monastery walls sometime in his career. It's like he's not just showing us a place, but how he *feels* about it. You know, the way colors can vibrate and hum? He’s got that going on here. The paint is laid on pretty thick, especially when you look at the way the sunset is depicted, the strokes are visible, almost like the paint itself is part of the landscape. It's like the physicality of the paint mirrors the solidity of those monastery walls, but with a twist! The brushstrokes are so bold, they give the whole scene a kind of playful energy. See how each building is outlined in different colors? The way Lentulov outlines them makes you feel like he’s letting you in on a secret, like he's saying, "Hey, look at this world I'm making." It kind of reminds me of Lyonel Feininger’s architectural works, where the buildings seem to have their own inner light. The conversations between artists, right? It's all about how we see, feel, and make our mark on the world, one brushstroke at a time.