Woman with Cardinal
About this artwork
This piece is of the French artist Ninon Luang Rath, a friend of John's, and is part of a series of nudes they worked on together. The cool light streaming from the unseen window spills over the distressed wall and dark couch, where the model is curled, the light half revealing, half concealing her body. The gray tones of the wall are interrupted by a burst of color from a cardinal hovering above the figure, focusing the composition, which radiates from the splash of vermillion.