Two children on a balcony 1920

Tadeusz Makowski painted “Two Children on a Balcony” with oil on cardboard, and right away you notice the texture. It’s not about perfection, it’s about feeling the paint, the brushstrokes. Look at the colours, how they blend, not neatly, but like a dance. The balcony itself, it’s not precise, more like a suggestion. See the child in green? The paint is thin, almost transparent, giving a sense of vulnerability. Then, next to her, the other child in mauve, is more opaque, solid. This difference, it’s like they’re in different emotional spaces, connected but separate. That’s the beauty of it, right? It's like looking at a Bonnard, that same looseness, like the painting isn't quite finished. Makowski is asking you to participate, to complete the picture with your own feelings. It's an invitation into the world of painting, where nothing is fixed and everything is a possibility.