A Sunburst Restrained

2019

María Berrío

Associated Names
María Berrío

Painter, Colombian, born 1982

In this painting, two women are lying down on a tiered surface in front of a collaged wall. The woman on the top has pale skin and long dark hair in a braid, and she rests her head on her hand. Her head is to the left, while the rest of her body is to the right. Her legs and feet aren't visible. The other woman is a step below her, laying on a bright pink surface, and she has light skin and loose dark hair. She also rests her head on her hand, but her other hand is also bent and raised upward, her forearm resting on her forehead. Her head is to the right, and the rest of the body is to the left; her legs and feet are also not visible. Both women wear patterned dresses in shades of cream, light blue, light purple, and pale pink, with necklaces of small pink flowers. The background is a grid of different squares of paper that have all been painted with different pastel-colored gradients. The colors include golden yellow, light blue, dark blue, white, light pink, and light gray. At the bottom of the painting, in front of the pink floor, is a thin branch with green leaves and yellow lemons.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage with Japanese paper and watercolor on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Erika and John Toussaint

  • Dimensions

    overall: 152.4 × 182.9 cm (60 × 72 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.2.1

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; (Victoria Miro, London and Venice); purchased 2020 by Erika and John Toussaint, Houston; gift 2020 to NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center left reverse, in script: Maria Berrio 2019

Wikidata ID

Q108687085

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