“A Little Night Music” is an oil painting created by Dorothea Tanning in 1943. The artwork is associated with the Surrealist movement and falls within the figurative genre. This enigmatic piece is part of the collection at Tate Modern in London, UK.
The artwork portrays a surreal scene in which two young girls, dressed in tattered garments, stand in the hallway of what seems to be a residential building. The hallway is defined by its dark green walls and a deep red carpet. The doors are labeled with numbers, one of which is slightly ajar. The vivid imagery is dominated by an oversized sunflower, casting an otherworldly presence with its tendrils sprawling across the space. The painting evokes a dreamlike and somewhat eerie atmosphere, characteristic of Tanning’s style, blending the mundane with the fantastical.
