Spring of the Red Queen

A woman in a voluminous crimson gown, blue gloves, and a feathered hat sits astride a black-and-white, long-maned draft horse as it steps through a manicured garden. Cone-shaped topiaries dotted with tiny flowers, blossoming pink trees, and a turreted castle under a blue sky with pink clouds fill the background.

Bright, saturated color and crisp, even edges give the scene a flattened, decorative quality, from the patterned topiaries to the horse's cascading white mane. The stylized, storybook rendering and jewel-like palette lend the whole composition a whimsical, dreamlike air.