Landscape in Felsobanya 1924

Vilmos Aba-Novak made this landscape in Felsobanya with confident brushstrokes and a rich, earthy palette. I love how this painting feels so solid, like the hills themselves were built up layer by layer with thick daubs of paint. I imagine Aba-Novak standing before this scene, squinting, choosing each color with care, and then applying it with a decisive flick of the wrist. See how the winding path cuts through the landscape, leading the eye deeper into the composition, while little flicks of paint suggest light filtering through the trees? It's like he's inviting us to wander into the painting and get lost in the landscape. The way he’s put it together reminds me of other painters, like the Fauves, who were also exploring the expressive possibilities of color. You can sense an ongoing conversation between artists across time, each inspiring the other to see the world in new ways. Ultimately, paintings like this give us a feeling, a mood, an experience that words can only hint at.