Wall Paper c. 1936

Albert Levone's "Wall Paper" is a painting that feels like it was coaxed into being, emerging through layers of color and form, sometime between 1855 and 1995. Look at how the blues and greens bleed into each other, creating this hazy, dreamlike atmosphere. You can almost feel the artist layering the paint, maybe wiping it away, adding more, constantly shifting and adjusting. I wonder, was Levone trying to capture a real place or inventing one? There's a playful balance between representation and abstraction here. The buildings are detailed enough to feel real, but they're also softened by the overall texture of the paint. The light! How do artists get light like that? It reminds me of Corot, but with a quirky, almost naive sensibility. It’s like Levone is saying: let's not take ourselves too seriously, let's just enjoy the act of seeing. We painters, we are always in conversation with each other across time.