Saturday evening

An aerial view looks down a narrow street flanked by close-set buildings with balconies, awnings and hanging lanterns; strings of small lights and dark wires cross above the roadway, and pinpoints of warm light mark shopfronts and windows receding toward a hazy vanishing point. A few birds cut across the sky above the rooftops, and a distant tower silhouette rises on the right.

Built up with loaded, palette-knife strokes, the scene contrasts a cool blue-violet evening sky with hot amber and orange accents along the street, the paint left thick and broken so the lights seem to flicker. The rapid, textural handling and steep viewpoint create a bustling, slightly hazy evening mood.