Morning Sun 1910

Lovis Corinth made this painting, Morning Sun, with oil on canvas and just look at those brushstrokes. I can just imagine Corinth in his studio, the light streaming in, trying to catch that fleeting morning feeling. It is intimate, and the model is looking at you in a coquettish way. You can see the energy of his brushstrokes, especially in the white of the sheets, that's where the painting really comes alive. The texture is thick and juicy, and the colors are all warm and inviting. It feels like a very tender moment, caught in time. He's part of this whole conversation of painters, from the Impressionists to the Expressionists, each building on the last, each pushing the boundaries of what paint can do. Like, how can you turn emotion into a gesture? Into color? Into a painting?