Poplars by the road 1920 - 1930

Ľudovít Čordák built this landscape from strokes of greens, browns, and yellows. Imagine him outside, squinting at the sun, quickly trying to capture the essence of these poplars by the road. I bet Čordák loved the way light filtered through those tall trees. The paint isn't too thick, but you can still feel the brushstrokes, like he was sculpting the scene right there on the canvas. Look at how he used those vertical strokes to create the towering poplars, almost like he’s reaching for the sky. You get a sense of his presence, doesn't it? Painters always look to each other for inspiration; maybe Čordák was inspired by the Barbizon School of landscape painting, which celebrated everyday scenes and the beauty of nature. It's all a big conversation, this painting thing. We’re all just trying to make sense of the world, one brushstroke at a time.