HARRINGTON MANN’S BOW

In the portrait of a young woman with a splendid pink bow, Harrington Mann captures the moment when childhood begins to come of age. Wide and bright, it crowns her hair like a light thought that never settles. It’s pink, but not affable: it vibrates between innocence and longing, between play and the desire to be observed. An aura of silence surrounds her: the serene pose, the muted almost-white blue of the dress, the light that surrounds her without touching. The artist paints with restrained elegance, letting the accessory express what the model doesn’t say. The most delicate transition is concentrated in that knot: that of the girl who is beginning to sense her power. Pink, but with all the power of awakening.