A Face in Passing
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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
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.
Viewing and care
Arrange a viewing to consider the surface and scale in person. We can provide a condition note, framing guidance and a written delivery estimate before you decide. Keep the work away from direct sunlight and ask us for care advice suited to its materials.