Winter Night on the Quay
1901
Eugène Jansson was so obsessed with the twilight blues of Stockholm that he earned the nickname 'Blue Jansson'—predating Picasso's famous blue period by years. This freezing scene captures the naval barracks on Skeppsholmen island, glowing under a moonlit sky. The swirling brushstrokes make the snow look like it's dancing in the wind, creating a dreamlike silence that fits perfectly with the artist, who suffered from deafness.