Entre deux poses
“She has kept the ruff, the little gold drop at her ear, the embroidered braid of the doublet, everything needed to hold still for hours. And then, betwee…
€800 — Le Yack
“She has kept the ruff, the little gold drop at her ear, the embroidered braid of the doublet, everything needed to hold still for hours. And then, between two sittings, she took out a blue and silver can, and she drinks while looking us straight in the eye, without the slightest embarrassment. That is the gaze I wanted: neither surprised nor guilty, almost amused, as if we were the ones arriving late. The light comes from the left; it takes the forehead, the cheek, the red of the lips set against the metal, then catches on every fold of the lace. Come closer to this ruff: each scallop is laid down one by one, white on grey, and at the wrist another piece of lace answers the first, above a …
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