like uncapturable smoke

..upon the frightening gray sky one can see a black mountain, completely black even with black houses, and all of a sudden a fire-red house appears, a violet path with snowflakes and on the path a black chain of people like crows.
~Marianne von Werefkin

Happy Art Thursday! I felt like sharing Marianne von Werefkin's works today so I picked some with a spooky vibe:

The Ragpicker
by Marianne von Werefkin

The Victor
by Marianne von Werefkin

by Marianne von Werefkin

Police station in Vilnius
by Marianne von Werefkin

Memory
by Marianne von Werefkin

The title is from a quote by MvW: I love what doesn't exist. I love love that doesn't exist, which extends above you like an invisible city, like uncapturable smoke, a love that evokes a longing for enchanted lands, which fills the head with magical scenes, which confers strength and grandeur, which leads all beings to perfection, which adorns you in marvelous clothes, which increases painting abilities, which crowns you king of all goals, which makes you a god of creation.