Twee meisjes doen een pop in bad c. 1916 - 1917

Two Girls Bathing a Doll is a drawing of unknown date by an unknown artist. There is something so charming about the rendering of childhood here. The anonymous artist has rendered the scene with such detail. The material aspects of this piece – the flat color, the lines to create shadow – it all adds up to something special. What strikes me most are the small details. The little hanging jester, the black shoes on the floor. Look at the texture created by the fine lines and small dots. They give depth to the scene and show us all the activity of this scene. I think of Lois Dodd when I look at this. It has a similar rendering of everyday life, where the artist sees the beauty in the ordinary. It embraces ambiguity and allows for multiple interpretations of childhood.