The artwork, titled “Children and Doll,” was created by the artist Tsuguharu Foujita in the year 1918. This piece is an example of genre painting and is associated with the Expressionism movement.
The artwork portrays three children, each with distinctly melancholy expressions, seated together. Central to the composition, one child in a black dress is holding a doll dressed in vibrant red attire. The other children are positioned close by; the child to the left wears a dark outfit, while the one to the right is depicted in pastel pink. The background of the artwork features neutral, soft tones, ensuring that the focus remains on the figures. The slightly elongated and ethereal depictions of the children, as well as the doll’s vivid presence, are typical of Expressionism, aiming to evoke emotional depth and subjective experience.
