The artwork “Two Children on a Road” by Chaim Soutine, created circa 1942, is an oil on canvas piece belonging to the Expressionism art movement. This genre painting is housed at the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Geneva, Switzerland.
The artwork depicts two children walking along a rural road, captured from a high vantage point, allowing the viewer to see their figures from behind. The landscape around them is portrayed with vigorous brushstrokes and vibrant hues, characteristic of Soutine’s expressive style. The road appears narrow and uneven, surrounded by patches of earthy tones in shades of red, brown, and green fields, stretching towards a horizon under a somewhat cloudy sky. The dynamism in the painting’s composition and the emotive use of color evoke a sense of movement and the rustic simplicity of the countryside scene.