untitled (Flower Vendor)

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Description:

Watercolor on paper of a woman balancing a basket of flowers on her head as she walks in front of a brick wall with an iron gate. Ball has painted her wearing a red sweater over a white blouse and pink skirt. The pigment is applied using a dry brush technique bringing out the texture of the paper while the composition and subject resemble an illustration rather than a portrait emphasized by the shading technique. Red objects are shaded with only darker shades of red, and pink with darker shades of pink.