Salome

A pale, elongated female nude stands turned slightly away, head bowed beneath a bright red kerchief that spills into loose curling strands over one shoulder. One hand rests on the curved rim of a large oval tray etched with dark wave and shell motifs, set against a flattened mosaic-like backdrop of muted gold, blue and olive.

Smooth, flat skin tones contrast with the saturated red of the headscarf and the dark metallic sheen of the tray, while faint underdrawing lines remain visible beneath the paint. The elongated proportions and frontal stillness give the figure a decorative, icon-like quality, and the worn, textured paper surface lends the scene a quiet, reserved mood.