Nu a sa toilette 1918

André Lhote made this painting, "Nu a sa toilette", with oil on canvas, and there’s something so intriguing in the way he’s put it all together. The palette is muted, mostly greys and creams, and it's fascinating how Lhote builds form with these subtle shifts in tone. Look at the way the paint is applied. It's not about hiding the process but making it visible. You can see the brushstrokes, the way he layers the paint to create depth and volume. It's like he's sculpting with color, giving the figure a real sense of weight and presence. Focus on the teapot – how it sits so confidently on the table, almost like another character in the scene, this little area connects everything else. It has a similar feel to some of the early cubist works by Picasso and Braque, they were also into breaking down forms and showing them from different angles, and exploring how shapes and lines can create a new kind of visual language.