Kunstenaar Albrecht Felix Reicher in zijn atelier in Amsterdam after 1903

Sigmund Löw made this photograph of Kunstenaar Albrecht Felix Reicher in his atelier in Amsterdam, but we don’t know when. What strikes me is how art-making is presented as this immersive, all-encompassing world. Look at how Reicher is surrounded, almost swallowed, by his creations, paintings stacked high, covering the walls. It’s a total environment, right? The photograph itself is a study in textures, from the ornate wallpaper to the framed canvases, each with its own story and surface. The soft focus gives everything a dreamy quality, like we’re peering into a memory. See that large canvas to the left, the one propped up on the floor? It’s only partially visible, but that makes it more intriguing. It's like art is always in process, always becoming. It reminds me a bit of Courbet and his commitment to showing the artist in their real environment. But in the end, it's really about the ongoing dialogue between art, life, and the messy, beautiful act of creation.