In this painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec he is very detailed as he speaks to little girls threw his details on his painting. In this particular painting it seems as if the girl on the left is a mirror image of what the girl on the right wants to be. In this painting there are two girls, the one on the left is wearing a pink gown, and looks as if she is sad. As for the girl on the right she has a white blouse with a red skirt and her hair looks clean and brushed. In the background the sky is dark which again is letting you know how sad the girl is. Next to the girl on the right in the sand seems to be a mirror and perhaps a bar of soap.
What I am grasping from the details in this picture is that the girl on the left is her, and that she wants to look like that. She wishes she could have better clothes and even look prettier. The mirror is symbolizing how she wishes she could look and the soap is symbolizing how she wants to be more clean and nice looking. Because of this she may have low self-esteem, due to how she wishes she looked. In this painting it touches on how little girls may not be comfortable in their own skin and how they want to look prettier, and Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec did an outstanding job of informing people of how little girls feel around the world.
vanessa, i like what you've written about toulouse-latrec's "a mirror image," but where is the painting? it is not too late to add a picture of his work. please upload it so people reading your blog don't have to search the 'net looking for it. also, it would add a nice visual touch to your words.
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