Description
Nelly Álvarez
Untitled (Niña con flores)
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In this work, Nelly Álvarez presents the portrait of a young girl accompanied by a bouquet of flowers. The direct gaze, restrained expression, and delicate modeling of the face create an intimate and sensitive image connected with one of the artist’s central subjects: childhood.
Pastel allows for gentle transitions between light, color, and shadow, while the flowers provide a luminous counterpoint to the darker tones of the hair and background. The piece combines tenderness and melancholy within a highly approachable figurative language. It is signed at the lower left.
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Medium: pastel on paper
Dimensions: 31 × 47 cm
Framed dimensions: 50.5 × 65 cm
Signature: lower left
Provenance: private collection
