Woman Holding a Fruit

What you see

The woman is seen half-length, turned to the left, her head tilted and her eyes sliding sideways toward the viewer. One hand raises a yellow fruit; the other draws the edge of her pink sari up to her shoulder. Her loose black hair falls down her back and out of the frame.

Against a plain olive background, warm light falls on her face, yellow blouse and arms. The jewelry is painted in detail: an ornament at the top of the ear, a bell-shaped earring, a nose ring, necklaces of red beads and pearls, and green bangles trimmed with gold. Spot the faint smile and the red dot on her forehead.