Herfstlied 1914

Huib Luns made this print, Herfstlied, using lithography. The warm palette of browns and tans creates an atmosphere of quiet contemplation, a sort of visual poem echoing the artwork's title. I'm drawn to the way Luns uses the lithographic crayon to build up textures. It’s not just about applying color; it's about creating a surface that feels almost tactile. The subtle shifts in tone and the way the light catches certain areas give the print a unique, almost dreamlike quality. Look closely at the woman's profile, how it melts into the background, becoming one with the landscape, it reminds me of Munch or Klimt, artists who also blurred the lines between figure and ground, inner and outer worlds. Art, after all, is an ongoing conversation.