Portuguese Guitar - Ritta Henriques Jorge

A Portuguese guitar, the pear-shaped instrument of fado, stands upright with its fan of tuning pegs at the top and a dark neck running down to a round sound hole. The body is a patchwork of lace-patterned squares in wine red, navy, lime green, violet and white, set against a stormy ground of charcoal, teal and violet with flecks of orange.

The lace pattern is laid over the body in soft, sprayed colour, while the background is built up in loose, layered strokes, signed Henriques Jorge in the lower left. Ritta Henriques Jorge is a Portuguese painter whose expressive work draws on emotion, femininity, nature and everyday life. Available as a poster or fine art canvas print in multiple sizes.