Maria Teresa Crawford Cabral is a Portuguese-German artist known for the enigmatic nature of her work. Her works pose vague questions without resolving them. Her pictorial language is clear and at the same time nebulous. One feels, more than understands, a transcendent atmosphere with its own laws and language. This characteristic is already evident in her first series of large-scale paintings, The Thirteen "Pretlonists," paintings dating from the first decade of this century and which are part of the Berardo Collection. The strangeness and complexity of the motifs, beginning with the title, are reminiscent of Cassandra's prophecies, mysteries, and riddles. In addition to painting, Teresa Crawford Cabral is a draftsman. Master of direct drawing - trains the classes of draftsmen and illustrators at Ruhrakademie since 2008. Completely independent of fads and trends, Teresa Crawford Cabral describes an individualistic artistic trajectory - a characteristic that is observed by some of the reviewers of her work.