Woman Seated on a Couch 1919

Edvard Munch made this painting, *Woman Seated on a Couch*, sometime around 1919, and it's just bursting with color. The way Munch lays down these pastel strokes, it's like he's wrestling with the paint, trying to capture a feeling more than a perfect image. Look at the woman's blue skirt, how the strokes of pigment almost vibrate with energy. You can practically feel the texture of the canvas underneath. I love how the marks build up, thick in some spots and thin in others, creating this sense of depth and movement. And then there's that rug! A chaotic but joyful pattern that anchors the scene, it's like a party happening right there on the floor. Munch reminds me of Bonnard, how they both use color to express interior states. In the end, it’s not just about what we see, but how we feel when we look at it.