▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁The ▁Indian ▁R ug ▁showed ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁developing ▁the ▁fre er , ▁individual ▁approach ▁described ▁above . ▁Other ▁works ▁representing ▁this ▁style ▁include ▁The ▁Mant el pie ce ▁and ▁Still ▁Life ▁with ▁Table . ▁ ▁Her ▁circa ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁self - port rait ▁was ▁solic ited ▁by ▁Ruth ▁Bor ch ard , ▁who ▁created ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁self - port ra its ▁of ▁modern ▁British ▁artists . ▁Red path ▁sent ▁Bor ch ard ▁the ▁painting ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁taking ▁care ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁date ▁as ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁because ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁people ▁to ▁think ▁she ▁had ▁painted ▁herself ▁as ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁younger . ▁A ▁friend ▁who ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Spain ▁with ▁Red path ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁described ▁her ▁appearance : ▁" An ne ▁looked ▁like ▁Queen ▁Victoria ; ▁black ▁hair ▁correctly ▁part ed ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁and ▁b un ▁behind , ▁but ▁she ▁wore ▁colours !" ▁The ▁formal ▁sever ity ▁of ▁the ▁portrait ▁is ▁similarly ▁mit ig ated ▁by ▁touch es ▁of ▁colour ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁as ▁her ▁father ▁had ▁introduced ▁threads ▁of ▁v ivid ▁colour ▁in ▁his ▁otherwise ▁so ber ▁twe eds . ▁ ▁Window ▁in ▁M ent on , ▁painted ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁a ▁favour ite ▁of ▁Red path ' s , ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁rich ly - text ured ▁surface ▁with ▁familiar ▁elements ▁- ▁flowers ,