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Stil Blauw (Quiet Blue)

Frontal portrait of a woman with long dark hair in cool blue and grey strokes on a bleached, scraped pale ground, hair feathering out at the shoulders.

Medium: Medium to be confirmedDate: 2026

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A woman with long dark hair faces forward on a bleached, scraped ground, her features drawn in cool blue and grey with a few warm flecks at the mouth. The hair breaks apart into dry, feathered strokes at the shoulders, letting the pale surface come through around her.

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