Description
A child leans forward over a book, cheek nearly resting on a folded arm, reddish-brown hair falling loose across the forehead. The sleeve is patterned with small flowers, and behind the child a dappled wash of green and blue suggests an outdoor setting without describing it in any detail.
Held by the Barnes Foundation, the small canvas (32.6 by 41.3 cm) captures that particular stillness of a child absorbed in reading, the flushed cheek the warmest note of colour in the picture. The print keeps the patterned sleeve and loose hair distinct against the softly blurred green background, so the quiet concentration of the pose stays the clear focus.



