Two little girls against the background of a landscape 1918

Tadeusz Makowski's 1918 painting, "Two little girls against the background of a landscape," depicts two young girls walking along a path with a village in the distance. The painting, which evokes a sense of solitude and nostalgia, features a muted palette of browns, oranges and grays and suggests a peaceful and rural setting. Makowski, a Polish painter known for his depictions of everyday life, was a prominent figure in the Expressionist movement, often emphasizing emotion and subjective experience in his work.