Curatorial Narrative Emilie Mediz-Pelikan’s “Starnberger See” (1886) occupies a pivotal position within the trajectory of Impressionist landscape painting. Characterized by her bold and expressive brushwork, exemplified in the thick impasto technique employed to render the lake’s rippling waters and surrounding foliage, Pelikan’s work embodies the avant-garde tendencies of late 19th-century modernity.Upon enlargement, “Starnberger See” assumes a commanding presence, its chromatic structure and spatial rhythm recalibrating our understanding of the artwork’s atmospheric weight. The dominant blues and greens, rendered in heavy strokes that invite tactile engagement, begin to assert their material presence within a luxury interior environment. When paired with sleek, minimalist surfaces such as polished marble or lacquered wood, these bold hues will generate a striking spatial tension, drawing the viewer’s eye along the vertical axis of