"A Little Girl" by Nathaniel Mary Quinn is a mixed media work on paper that demonstrates the artist's characteristic layering technique, combining black charcoal, soft pastel, oil pastel, oil paint, paint stick, and gouache to create a dynamic composition. Quinn's use of multiple materials and gestural marks creates a sense of immediacy and emotional intensity while depicting his subject. The work exemplifies his approach to portraiture, which moves beyond literal representation to capture psychological presence through material experimentation and expressive mark making.