Gladioluses

A woman in a sleeveless coral-red dress stands beside a window, one hand raised to hold a thin rod near the glass while she looks off to the side in profile. In the foreground, a dense mass of tall gladiolus spikes in magenta, purple and orange-red fills nearly half the canvas, partly obscuring her figure.

Warm coral and deep magenta tones dominate the palette, set against cool grey-lilac walls and the pale light of the window. The flowers are built with thick, rapid strokes and loaded brushwork that contrast with the more smoothly modeled face and shoulders, creating a sense of movement and abundance around a still, quietly absorbed figure.