Totem-woman or woman, matrix of the world, is an intriguing work in which the made-up face seems to be protected by a mountain or topped by a headdress of birds with outstretched wings (a recurring theme in her work). India ink and watercolour on canvas mounted on wood by painter Guillaume Corneille, founding member of the Cobra group Original work signed and dated top right, created for the book Journal de la Tour published in 1975 Dimensions: 27 x 22 cm. Size with frame: 29.8 x 24 cm. Yellowing spots on the canvas due to age. Issued with a certificate of authenticity from the Fondation Guillaume Corneille