The artwork titled “Untitled (Woman with Bird)” was created by the artist Bill Traylor around the year 1940. Executed in graphite, watercolor, and on cardboard, it belongs to the Art Brut movement and is categorized under the figurative genre.
In this piece, the artist illustrates a woman clad in a strikingly simple yet captivating attire. The woman is depicted side-on, her form marked by flat, unadorned colors. She dons a sleeveless red top and a skirt adorned with a lively pattern of red, black, and white strokes. The woman’s sandals are rendered in solid black, creating a sense of groundedness. In her raised hand, she delicately holds a small bird, an act that imbues the composition with a sense of serene interaction between human and nature. The artwork exemplifies Traylor’s naive yet profound approach to capturing human figures and their subtleties.
