Story of Golden Locks | Seymour Joseph Guy | c. 1870 Tivadar Csontváry-Kosztka This work belongs to Matisse's

This work belongs to Matisse's series of paintings focused on the human form

creates a tension that makes the work feel both magical and unsettling

dark background

as if his perception itself had broken open

Story of Golden Locks | Seymour Joseph Guy | c. 1870 Tivadar Csontváry-Kosztka This work belongs to Matisse'sAbout the artwork: Story of Golden Locks feels like a quiet snapshot of Victorian childhood where innocence and mischief coexist. Painted around 1870 by Seymour Joseph Guy, a British born artist who specialized in intimate domestic scenes, the work shows a young girl absorbed in reading the fairy tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a story that had recently become popular in nineteenth century childrens literature. Guy uses warm light, meticulous