Stans, Friedhof 1942

Cuno Amiet made this painting, Stans, Friedhof, with oil on canvas, and what strikes me first is its dreamy, pastel palette. It’s like the whole scene is viewed through a soft-focus lens, each brushstroke laid down with a gentle hand. Looking closer, you can see how Amiet builds up the scene with small, deliberate marks. The paint isn't too thick, but you can definitely sense the texture of the canvas beneath, giving it a kind of groundedness, like you could reach out and feel the gentle breeze of the graveyard. Take the way he renders the trees, for instance, using dabs of green and blue. It's almost like he's not just painting trees but capturing the feeling of a memory. Amiet’s been compared to early expressionists like Kirchner, who also sought to translate inner feeling into a sensory experience on canvas. His painting reminds us that art isn't about exact representation; it's about feeling, memory, and the ongoing, eternal conversation that artists have across time.