The artwork titled “Catching The Bus,” created by Edith Vonnegut, is representative of the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement and is classified as a symbolic painting.
In this artwork, a woman is depicted nude, with long flowing hair and a pink cloth gracefully trailing from her midsection, as she flies through the air. Accompanying her is a child, adorned with golden textured hair, seemingly holding on to the woman’s hand while gripping a red hand bag in the other hand. The background features a serene landscape with undulating fields and isolated trees under a partially clouded sky, transitioning from a bright sunrise or sunset. The symbolism in this evocative scene speaks to themes of freedom, urgency, and a fantastical escape, which are characteristic of the art movement and genre it belongs to.
