Portrait of Esther Rudolf, 2005
Pastel on paper laid on aluminium
56 x 50 cm
Signed: Paula Rego
Inscription below is the date of my mother’s, Esther Rudolf’s birth 27th March 1915. Inscription: 27.3.15 Paula inscribed this portrait of my mother with her actual birthdate (27...
Inscription below is the date of my mother’s, Esther Rudolf’s birth 27th March 1915.
Inscription:
27.3.15
Paula inscribed this portrait of my mother with her actual birthdate (27 March 1915) rather than with the occasion of the portrait, her 90th birthday (27 March 2005). She completed the work in one session, out of generosity for the sitter. Esther looks very serious and determined, putting on a portrait face from her repertoire.
