Fishermen Street, Capri 1926

Konstantin Gorbatov created "Fishermen Street, Capri" using oil on canvas, and its picturesque view initially invites you into a scene bathed in sunlight, reflecting off the white buildings and the turquoise sea. Gorbatov’s composition uses a high horizon line, compressing the scene and focusing attention on the architectural forms and the active sky. The structural arrangement—the rhythmic placement of buildings against the backdrop of the sea—suggests a concern with the interplay of form and light. The brushstrokes, thick and visible, add a tactile quality to the painting, emphasizing its materiality. This approach destabilizes traditional landscape painting by prioritizing surface texture and structural clarity over illusionistic depth. Ultimately, it is the tangible presence of the paint, and the way light models the forms, that holds our attention. Gorbatov's work, therefore, becomes not just a depiction of a place, but an exploration of the aesthetic possibilities inherent in the paint itself.