A Chilean painter who saw the picture in the National Museum in Havana said to me that it was a portrait of my mother; although I never really thought about her when I did it, it is true that there is a real likeness.
Eiríz: Quizás sea porque yo bordaba ropa de niños. Un pintor chileno, viendo el cuadro en el Museo Nacional en La Habana, me dijo que era un retrato de mi madre pero no lo hice pensando en ella y realmente se parece.