Lady with a Cello

The cello is turned face-on to the viewer: a pale wooden belly traced in gold, black pegs, the f-holes cut in separately. Her right hand runs low with the bow close to the bridge while the left reaches up the fingerboard at the shoulder. The pink gown is edged in gold at the neckline and sleeves, tied with a bow at the breast, the wide skirt falling in folds to show a white slipper. A rounded chair back in floral fabric shows behind her.