Azalea 1906

Carl Larsson created ‘Azalea’ with delicate washes of watercolour. I imagine him building up the image, stroke by stroke, each brush mark carefully considered yet also spontaneous. The way he renders the azalea blooms is particularly striking. They seem to glow from within, don't they? I'm thinking about the challenge of capturing the subtle gradations of pink and white, and the way the light catches the petals. It's as if Larsson is trying to capture not just the appearance of the flowers but their very essence. This reminds me of other artists who sought to capture fleeting moments of beauty and light, like the Impressionists. Larsson’s work, like theirs, speaks to the ongoing conversation between artists across time. Each mark is part of a dialogue, an exploration of what it means to see and represent the world around us. There is a freshness to the piece that invites us to pause, breathe, and appreciate the simple beauty of a moment captured in time.