caught many spectators off guard. This will be discussed more in depth at a later time.
             In essence to the composition of Femme au Chapeau, the portrait definitely has formal attributes. Amélie is seated in the center of the painting, with her face in the center of the image. Since there are no other objects in the painting, she is the sole focus of the artwork. Her image is comfortably placed in the middle and does not seem to be crowded or squeezed by anything else. The composition is similar to most other portraits that Henri Matisse designed, such as the ones for Michael and Sarah Stein. Although there are very few objects in the painting, the composition fits nicely and the body parts look proportional to each other. The hat appears to be as big as Amélie's upper body, but does not force anything to look out of context. As for the directional focus, the immediate attribute that draws my attention is Amélie's eyes. One reason for this is obviously its position in the center of the image. Also, compared to all the soft colors on
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