Women’s faces between realism and symbol: flowers, birds, shells and moons accompany the gaze.
The series includes 7 drawings, among them Laughter, Curly, Portrait with hummingbird, Portrait with blue flowers, Moon, Portrait with little bird and Lips and shells.
LaughterClose-up of a laughing female face with closed eyes and red lips, in delicate colour on a white ground, the rest of the sheet left blank.CurlyPortrait of a smiling young woman with thick curly hair, built up in dense hatching in greys and ochre, with the face in soft colour.Portrait with hummingbirdPortrait of a young woman looking straight at the viewer, with pink lips, beside a hovering hummingbird with green and blue plumage.Portrait with blue flowersFace of a young woman framed by a rosy headscarf, with a branch of small light-blue flowers on the left, on a pale ground.MoonHalf-length portrait of a woman with long dark braids and her face turned towards the viewer, with a grey moon showing craters on the right.Portrait with little birdWoman in profile from behind, wearing a pale turban and with closed eyes, her lips close to a small bird perched on her shoulder, in soft greys.Lips and shellsTwo fragmented female faces with red lips and bold lashes, colourful shells, a large black field and a patch of gold leaf.
