A raw and emotionally charged work on paper, this piece by Scottish artist Peter Howson depicts a girl in a state of visible distress, rendered with his characteristic intensity and unflinching honesty. The combination of graphite and watercolour creates a compelling tension between precise, searching line work and fluid washes of colour that heighten the sense of vulnerability and anguish. Howson's hallmark expressionistic power is fully present, transforming a deeply human moment of pain into something both confrontational and deeply compassionate.