Portrait of Maria Healy, the Artist's Daughter
oil
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
oil
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
This painting features a young woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing a black jacket with a red and white collar. She is turned slightly to her right, gazing off into the distance. The background is a patterned wall with a mix of warm and cool tones. A quiet detail in the painting is the way the light catches the subject's face, highlighting her features. The artist has used a range of brushstrokes to create texture and depth in the image. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's use of light and shadow, you might want to look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
