Femme à la écharpe jaune (Woman with a Yellow Scarf)

Marie Laurencin

About 1929

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A crowd of people stand on the quayside of the Havana Harbor. Several boats pass by as others are anchored to the opposite shore. In the background, buildings populate the land, and a lighthouse stands on the edge of a cliff.
A portrait of a woman in half view. She is turned slightly to the left. She is surrounded by an oval frame decorated with fleurs de lis and vines. A coat of arms is seen at the bottom center.
A gondola floats between several tall buildings as a barcarole is sung by the gondolier.
Two figures gather fruit along a pathway. A tree with fan-like blue leaves and pink fruit runs alongside the pathway.