Deux musiciennes 1937

This is Le Corbusier's *Deux musiciennes*, made with oil on canvas, where flat planes of color interlock, forming a Cubist-inspired composition. You can see the artist’s hand in the way the paint sits on the surface, almost scrubbed in, layer upon layer. Imagine Le Corbusier stepping back, squinting, tilting his head as he added each stroke. How do you capture music in a still image? Maybe by layering instruments, bodies, and objects, all hinting at melody. The colour palette is interesting. There's a definite Mediterranean feel: sun-baked yellows and blues evoke the light of the Côte d'Azur. Yet, the grey that defines the foreground and delineates the outlines, seems to bring the painting back to earth. It makes me think of Picasso and Braque—their visual language echoes here, transformed through Le Corbusier's unique lens. Painters are always in conversation, aren't they? It is so fascinating to see how they borrow, respond, and transform each other's ideas. It’s an ambiguous image but full of interesting shapes.