Landscape of a small town with children in a pram 1924

Tadeusz Makowski made this painting of a landscape in a small town with children and a pram at an unknown date, using oil on canvas. Look at the way the pinkish-white and buff tones blend together, they create a harmonious yet somewhat muted palette, like the world is being viewed through a soft lens. The texture is built up with visible brushstrokes giving the surface a tactile quality. See how in the lower right corner, the paint is especially thick and layered, it almost feels like you could reach out and touch the roughness of the ground. The buildings are rendered with simple, almost childlike forms, but they possess a certain charm. Makowski’s style often embraced a kind of naive perspective, echoing the art of children or folk traditions. You can really see this in comparison to the work of artists like Henri Rousseau, who similarly found beauty in simplicity and directness. Ultimately, this painting offers a gentle invitation to slow down and appreciate the understated beauty of the everyday.