Girl with a white bird

A young woman with curling auburn hair and a pink flower at her collar stands with hands folded in front of a full green-and-gold gown with puffed sleeves. Beside her a large white bird with a long pouched beak rests on the floor, while a hummingbird hovers near potted rubber plants and red flowers at left; an antique clock and a side table with dried flowers stand at right, and faint handwritten script covers the teal wall behind.

Paint is applied in smooth, detailed layers with careful modeling of the fabric's sheen and the bird's plumage, set against a flat, weathered teal ground. Warm greens and golds in the figure contrast with the cool wall, and the quiet, symbol-laden arrangement of plants, bird and clock gives the portrait a dreamlike, storybook atmosphere.