Bed time 1922

"Bedtime" (1922), by Australian artist Grace Cossington Smith, depicts a simple yet evocative interior scene. The painting's composition focuses on the bed, with its rumpled sheets and blankets, suggesting the recent departure of a figure. The chair and the small table with its mirror and lamp add a sense of intimacy to the room, while the patterned rug in the foreground grounds the scene. Cossington Smith's distinctive style, influenced by Post-Impressionism, is evident in the loose brushstrokes and the use of vibrant colors, which imbue the scene with a sense of warmth and tranquility.