Garden Portrait in Blue

A vividly painted woman stands in a tiled courtyard wearing an elaborately embroidered Mexican dress, her flower-crowned hair and raised cigarette creating a poised, self-possessed presence. Behind her, flowering vines, potted cacti, a richly tiled roof, and a wooden doorway form a dense domestic setting. Saturated outlines and decorative patterning give the scene the directness and theatrical color of contemporary folk painting.