Peasant woman getting her shoes on 1915

Zinaida Serebriakova painted "Peasant Woman Getting Her Shoes On" with what looks like oil paint, at some point, maybe around 1915? There's something quietly radical about the way she renders the scene. It's all about the earthy tones: ochres, browns, and creams, with a pop of pink on the peasant woman’s shirt. Look at how Serebriakova builds up the textures, thick in some places, thin in others. You can almost feel the weight of the black shoes she is putting on. I keep coming back to how the light catches the folds of her headscarf. It’s not just white, but a whole range of off-whites and grays, capturing the way light softens and transforms. It reminds me of how Suzanne Valadon would capture the essence of everyday life, finding beauty in the mundane, elevating the ordinary. Art, after all, is about seeing the world in ways we never thought possible.