Edouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Girls Walking, © 1891–1892. Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY.

Vuillard's work is characterized by a gentleness of color and humor. In this painting, two girls walk arm in arm, laughing—or perhaps one is crying, with her neck flexed, burying her forehead into the other girl's shoulder, in a kind of everyday drama.