Dziewczyna z jabłkiem w oknie 1922

Tadeusz Makowski made this painting, Girl with Apple in the Window, with oil paints. The palette is muted, chalky, and limited, lending a dreamlike quality to the scene. Look closely and you'll see how the paint is applied in small, deliberate strokes. The texture of the paint creates a tactile surface, almost like a fresco, which softens the image, giving it a gentle, innocent feel. The girl's face is softly modeled, her features simplified, and there's a kind of quiet intensity in her gaze as she cups that luminous green orb. The apple seems to glow, becoming the focal point of the piece, and metaphorically representing innocence and potential. Makowski's childlike style feels like a nod to Henri Rousseau, both artists sharing a similar interest in simplified forms and naïve perspectives. But where Rousseau's paintings teem with lush exoticism, Makowski's work feels more intimate and introspective. Ultimately, both artists remind us that art is a playground for the imagination, a space where anything is possible and no single perspective is ever definitive.