A young woman with a cloud of golden curls holds her violin close, its warm reddish-brown body cradled against her as she meets the viewer's gaze. Pavel Filin builds the portrait with loose, textured brushwork and thick impasto in the hair, set against a cool, soft green ground that makes the figure glow. There is a quiet, thoughtful intimacy between musician and instrument in this original oil painting, on view now at Art Gallery Teplice.