Original ink portrait of a woman | Profile on red (271A)

Original ink portrait of a woman

This is an original ink portrait of a woman, drawn entirely by hand in profile against a vivid red ground. It is a one of a kind contemporary figurative drawing. It is not a print and not an edition, but the single original work from my studio.

A female profile portrait built line by line

I drew the face, neck and gathered hair with dense cross-hatching and fine stippling. For this I used a Staedtler pigment liner with archival, fade-resistant ink. There is no shading by tone. Instead, I built every shadow and every highlight stroke by stroke. As a result, the skin has a quiet, sculptural feel.

The figure sits against a hand-painted deep red background. The warm, flat red meets the cool black and white linework. Because of this contrast, the portrait has real tension and reads strongly even from across a room.

A signed, one of a kind original

I created this drawing in 2020. It is pencil, black ink and red watercolor on 240 gsm paper, 21 × 29 cm. I signed and dated it by hand on the back. It is sold unframed, with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. In addition, I ship it worldwide.

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