Description
paintings – Girl in Red – a wide hat and a lifted heel
Wall art pivots a figure in a red dress so the skirt opens to both sides and one leg lifts behind the body: painting on canvas balanced, quite literally, on a single point.
Technique and texture
A blade built the ground in short dense loads, and the surface it leaves is grainy. The red dress is painted with a more fluid colour and carries bright reflections where the cloth breaks. The skin tones are softly modelled and are the only passage with no visible structure.
The motif
The figure stands on one leg and holds the hem of the skirt with both hands, so the whole stance rests on that one contact with the ground. The hair is blown aside and continues the movement of the hat. A wide red hat covers the upper part of the face and leaves only the mouth and chin visible, so what the picture shows is a posture and not a particular person.
Setting and placement
A very upright proportion puts this one to work on the tall narrow wall that most rooms have and few pictures fit — beside a staircase, or between two doors. The warm ochre and olive of the ground tie it to timber and leather.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, short dense blade loads, fluid red with broken highlights, softly modelled skin tones
- Palette: red, ochre, cream, olive green, black
- Ideal for: stairwells, hallways, living rooms
- Character: poised, dynamic, warm
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Girl in Red: sizing a tall wall
Girl in Red is painted in 14 sizes with a one-to-two proportion, from 40 x 80 to 180 x 360 cm. A slim wall between two doors takes 50 x 100 or 60 x 120 cm, while a 120 cm console calls for 80 x 160 cm, about two thirds of its width. Beside a staircase the figure in the red dress and wide hat opens out at 90 x 180 or 100 x 200 cm.
Choose YES under Stretcher and the Girl in Red canvas comes stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. The frame is not part of the painting: add one for the ochre and olive ground only if you want it, in the Frame menu that begins at Without frame. Delivery of the red figure takes 15–45 days. Dress, hat and grainy ground are hand-painted on canvas, so the painting is not a print.
Common questions about Girl in Red
Which size of Girl in Red fits between two doors?
Between two doors the figure in the red dress sits well at 50 x 100 cm, or at 60 x 120 cm on a wider wall.
How soon does Girl in Red arrive?
The painting with the red dress and wide hat is delivered in 15–45 days.
Is Girl in Red ready to hang?
It is when you choose YES under Stretcher; the red figure’s canvas is then stretched on a wooden stretcher.
Is Girl in Red a print?
No, the red dress, the hat and the ochre ground are hand-painted on canvas with a blade and a brush.
