Professor with a Little Girl

The old man has thrown himself back in the armchair, one hand buried in his white curls, a sheet of music open across his lap. Thin spectacles sit low on his nose above a pink bow tie, dark coat and striped trousers. The girl, in a blue dress bordered with small flowers, has settled on the floor at his knee and holds an open illustrated book toward him. The carved chair with its yellow upholstery stands on tiled flooring, a rolled sheet and white shoes left beside it.