Dziewczynka w różowej sukience i czapce 1927

Tadeusz Makowski painted this little girl in a pink dress and hat with oil on canvas. The pinks and creams mix on the canvas in short, soft brushstrokes. I imagine Makowski gently layering paint, wiping it away, and adding more, trying to capture the essence of his subject. He’s not creating a photorealistic image. Instead, it’s almost like he’s building a memory. The paint application feels intuitive, almost like sketching with color, as though he's developing the form as he goes. The girl's face emerges softly from the ground of the painting. I wonder if he was thinking of painters like Bonnard or Vuillard, who were also interested in capturing intimate, domestic scenes with a similar kind of hazy, dreamlike quality? Painters are always in conversation, borrowing ideas and techniques across time. Makowski’s loose, expressive brushwork is a way to tap into the feeling of the moment. It’s more about capturing a fleeting impression than a fixed reality, leaving space for our own interpretations.