The subject is almost not there. What the painting offers is not a portrait so much as the fact of proximity — a back, a shoulder, the nape of a neck, and above it a ponytail of pale blonde hair held by a single green elastic tie. The face is withheld entirely; you are positioned slightly behind and to the left, as if you have arrived a moment too late, or are watching from just far enough away not to intrude. The gesture is fundamental: this is what it is to be near someone, to see a pers
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