Despite his Abruzzese birth, Nino Caffé is in effect a painter from the Marches, trained first in Ancona and from 1930 in Pesaro. Student in Urbino, where he graduated in 1935 and where he later became a teacher at the local Academy.

In the picture from Jesi, echoes of the French fin de siecle school and of the softness of Boldini, undisputed master of the portrait genre, reach peaks of absolute virtuosity in the representation of female figures.

On this line, Nino Caffè contrasts the modest gestures of the woman with the sensuality of the white bare shoulders which in fact become the significant center of the composition. The seated young woman is portrayed in an evening dress, with a flower in her hair gathered in a soft bun. A quick painting, with large brushstrokes, defines the dress, while in the complexion and hairstyle the sign becomes more meticulous and detailed. In her right hand, resting on her lap, the woman exposes a closed, red-colored fan that is easy to interpret, alluding to a femininity not yet fully expressed, but about to unfold. On the other hand, the erotic figure seems to be the most suitable to offer interpretative keys to the painting.