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COMMISSIONCOLOURHYPER-REALISTIC
Light from Within(Study in Netela)
Charcoal and graphite chiaroscuro on paper · 2023
★★★★★
5.0 · rated by the clientMediumCharcoal and graphite chiaroscuro on paper
Size50 × 75 cm
Year2023
StatusPrivate collection
THE STORY
How it was made
A master study in tonal gradation. The deep, absorbent darkness of compressed charcoal provides dramatic contrast to the diaphanous highlights of the white woven scarf and her serene upward gaze.
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CLIENT'S WORDS
★★★★★
“[A striking chiaroscuro profile study of an Ethiopian woman enveloped in a woven cotton netela, smiling upwards against deep velvety charcoal darkness.]”
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