Lady in Pink 1902

Frederick Carl Frieseke painted ‘Lady in Pink’ with oil on canvas, and it’s all soft brushstrokes and gentle colours. It must have been a slow, deliberate dance with the canvas, moving between the woman's pink dress and the interior space she occupies. I can imagine him stepping back, squinting, and then leaning in again to capture the fall of light on her face. There is a slight melancholic feel in the air as she sits there, draped in pink, her hand gently touching her face. The paint is delicately applied, almost translucent in places, allowing the canvas to breathe beneath the image. There’s something very Whistler-like about it, and also hints of early Matisse, or even Bonnard. The painting feels like a quiet conversation between artists across time. It's like they're all sitting in a room, sharing ideas, nodding, and encouraging each other to push a little further. It's a constant exchange of marks and gestures, building upon each other’s experiments, and that’s what makes painting so alive and uncertain, a constant conversation in flux.