

[sculpted paint, monumental figurative style] A striking Art Deco waist-up portrait of Noël, seen partly from the front, sitting in a light grey armchair, her head turn aside, looking at something outside the frame with a dramatic gaze, in the style of Tamara de Lempicka. Smooth polished oil painting with sharp geometric shadows and sculpted, angular folds in the white towel draped over her lap. She has a 1920s white bra half down, leaving one breast free, one strap over one arm, the other strap down on her arm. Noël holds the arm closest to the viewer below her bosom, while she holds the other arm above her bosom, the fingers of the hand of that arm holding the strap of the bra that is down on her other arm. Porcelain skin, bold red lips, and highly stylized hair. Sophisticated 1920s high-society aesthetic, moody gray and white background with a touch of metallic glow, high contrast.