Summer morning

Aleandro Terzi was a leading figure of Divisionism, an art movement which led the way to the advent of modernity in Italy between the 1800s and 1900s. In this painting, he portrays a woman sitting in front of a window, caught from behind as she is looking at herself in a mirror and touching her hair. With tiny dashes of pure colour, in line with the Divisionist technique, the artist manages to convey the suspended charm of a quiet domestic intimacy.