Seascape 1928

This is a Seascape, probably made with oil on canvas, by Maurice Braun. The painting is full of these soft, blended strokes. It makes me think about Braun, alone with his easel and the vastness of the sea, trying to catch that fleeting moment when the waves crash against the rocks. I love the way the light seems to be shifting. The waves are not just water; they are a dance of light and shadow, a fleeting moment frozen in time, kind of like a photograph, if photographs were made with feelings. The pastel color palette and the gentle brushstrokes remind me of other impressionist painters who were also trying to capture the effects of light and atmosphere. It's like they were all in conversation with each other, each one trying to push the boundaries of what paint could do. It makes me wonder what other painters Braun was looking at? He must have been inspired by the others who came before him.