Engraving, hand coloring, and collage on wove paper
From the edition of 55, each unique
Signed and numbered in pencil along lower margin
Plate:38.5 x 25.625 inches (97.8 x 65.1 cm)
Sheet:47.375 x 32.375 inches (120 x 82 cm)
Framed dimensions 59 x 43.5 inches.
Inspired by Renaissance portraits, Valdés made a series of profiles of ladies, reinterpreting them through his synthetic and colourist aesthetics, as for example his works "Beatrice", which are profiles similar to the present work, where the turban shows mythical works from the history of art.
