A richly layered composition by Howard Hodgkin, this soft-ground etching in warm sepia ink is enlivened by gestural applications of watercolour and gouache, creating a tension between the precision of the printed line and the spontaneity of the hand-applied colour. The work explores the charged, intimate relationship between artist and model through Hodgkin's characteristically abstract language of bold marks and overlapping forms. Printed on Stoneridge mould-made etching paper and presented as the full sheet, the piece reflects Hodgkin's lifelong interest in collapsing the boundaries between printmaking and painting.