This portrait depicts a woman seated in a black chair, rendered in a distinct Cubist style characterized by angular planes and distorted facial features. Her head is tilted, with one eye painted in a front-facing perspective while the other maintains a profile view. Her dark hair is draped over one shoulder, and her hand is poised delicately near her chin. She wears a structured, dark garment featuring geometric patterns in purple and blue tones, with a decorative motif at the chest.
The subject is positioned centrally against a textured, light-coloured background featuring faint horizontal lines, suggesting a wall or window blind. The composition focuses on the contrast between the deep, solid black of the chair and the woman's clothing against the pale, neutral environment. The chair itself has clean, geometric lines, echoing the overall angular nature of the subject.
The colour palette is a mix of muted earth tones, soft yellows, and deep blues, balanced by the stark, dominant blacks of the seating and sleeves. The painting's light is flat and non-naturalistic, emphasizing the shapes and patterns over realistic depth. This artwork exemplifies a mid-century modern aesthetic, prioritizing abstract representation and emotional expression through stylized anatomy rather than photographic realism.