Głowa kobiety w czarnym kapeluszu 1925

Tadeusz Makowski made this head of a woman in a black hat with paint, probably oil, on a textured canvas. It's as though he applied the paint with his fingers, coaxing the image out of the material. I imagine Makowski, standing before the easel, head tilted, a brush hovering. What was he thinking as he rendered the woman's face? Those almond eyes—a captivating blue. He had this naive vision of the subject, and I can relate, as I too am guilty of naivety. The texture of the paint invites touch, while the subdued palette of creams, pinks, and blacks evokes a sense of intimacy. The black lines around the face and hat are like a drawing. It’s all a process, like a conversation, in which each layer informs the next. Makowski leaves something for us to imagine.