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The most expressive figures often have no face to read. The body does the talking.

A woman sits bent forward, forearms planted, long auburn hair spilling down and hiding her face entirely. Light rakes across her shoulder, back, and hip in warm coral, rose, and amber, while black straps and tall leather boots anchor the figure in deep shadow. The pose carries weight: she could be gathering herself, resting, or about to stand.

Above her, a broad sweep of cool slate-blue is scrubbed across the canvas, pushing back against all that warmth. Below, the ground turns to ochre and olive, then loosens into long amber drips over raw canvas, leaving the process in plain view.

It’s a figure study about gesture, temperature, and the quiet drama of a body at rest.

Details

• Original oil painting on linen panel
• 9"x12"
• Signed and dated (Colligan ‘26)
• Framed
• Ships secured, insured, with a certificate of authenticity

Please note: colors may vary slightly between screens.