ANSWER: Lyonel Feininger used layered geometric tone and color to create the illusion. The painting was made grey and fuzzy which was in contrast with the other rich colors in the background. The church was also painted a little smaller than other objects which gave an illusion of depth.
Using blocks of layered geometric tone and color, <span>Feininger creates the illusion that the image is receding backward, with the idea that the tone and color create light in the background, using semi-transparent layers this creates a different intensity of color, which gives this illusion. </span>
what i see is her mind or imagination. she was a famous artist, and i think what their trying to show u in the photo, is how creative and unique the way her brain worked in the creative department. and how she put that on canvas, it shows how complexed she was when working with her art work.