A Face in Passing

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An imagined portrait assembled from ink, absence and a few careful lines.

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A Face in Passing

An imagined portrait assembled from ink, absence and a few careful lines.

Artist
Nora Vale
Materials
Ink and charcoal on cotton paper
Dimensions
42 × 59 cm
Year
2026
Guide price
$680
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About the work

This drawing comes from a series about faces remembered after a brief encounter. Nora works without a photograph, letting a contour develop until it feels familiar and then stopping before it becomes too certain. The wash at the edge of the jaw is deliberately unresolved. The work is presented on cotton paper with a generous natural margin and can be framed with a floating mount.

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