Moonrise in Worpswede
1900
Step into the moody, reddish-brown world of Worpswede, a famous artist colony in Germany where Otto Modersohn and his wife Paula lived. This sketchy, atmospheric scene captures a moonrise over the village, with swirling trees and a tiny church peeking out in the distance. The energetic, almost frantic lines give the landscape a dreamlike quality, hinting at the Expressionist movement that was just starting to shake up the art world in 1900. It feels less like a photograph and more like a vivid memory of a windy night.