DrawingsItalian20th century

Portrait of a Woman

c. 1915-1916

Artists

Amedeo ModiglianiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

Italian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

43.6 x 26.4 cm (17 3/16 x 10 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold; to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1952, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

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