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- Jun 18, 2016
Pitcher of milk
Tesfay Atchbekha Negga- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 80 × 90 cm
- Year
- 2016
A young Ethiopian woman with braided hair and beaded jewelry glances over her shoulder while holding a patterned cup, a black-and-white checkered blanket hanging behind her.
- Style
- Realism
- Mood
- Playful
- Themes
- Portrait · Figurative · Women
Purchase & delivery
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- Payment
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- Shipping
Economy: ~1 month
EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
Over 100 cm: rolled in a tube
Smaller works: boxed canvas
- Returns
7-day return
Refund after inspection, excluding shipping fees
About this work
A young woman with elaborate braided hair, a white headband, and beaded earrings and necklaces turns to look back over her shoulder, cradling a small patterned ceramic cup in both hands. Behind her a large black-and-white checkered textile with fringed edges hangs from a dark wooden beam, filling most of the background against a pale blue wall.
The palette is built from cool blues and warm skin tones, with the graphic black-and-white pattern providing strong contrast to the softer, blended flesh tones of the face and arms. Brushwork is smooth and controlled, light falls evenly across the scene, and the sitter's direct, slightly amused gaze gives the image an intimate, quietly playful feel.
