Pine tree 1920

Pyotr Konchalovsky made this painting of a Pine Tree with oil on canvas, but we don't know when. Look at that trunk, it rises powerfully, and is surrounded by all these greens, blues, and browns rendered in thick strokes. You can almost feel the artist standing there, wrestling with how to capture the tree's essence. I can imagine Konchalovsky stepping back, squinting, then lunging forward to lay down another decisive stroke, trying to get it just right. Isn't it funny how a simple dab of paint can carry so much feeling? It's like he's in conversation with artists like Cezanne, who were also obsessed with capturing the structure of the natural world through painting. Artists are always riffing off each other, you know, it's like a big, ongoing party line of inspiration. Each mark a new idea builds on what came before. And what could be more inspiring than nature itself?