Female Figure

20th century

Artists

Constantin BrancusiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown and black crayon on brown wove paper

Culture

Romanian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 48.7 x 32.1 cm (19 3/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Constantin Brancusi; to [Peridot Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Lois Orswell, Promfret Center, Connecticut, c. 1955, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1986. NOTE: The original provenance given to the drawing had it purchased from Curt Valentin, however, John Honsbeen, a former assistant to Curt Valentin before going to work for the Peridot Gallery says that Mrs. Orswell purchased the drawing from Peridot. A label from the original backing paper would seem to support this claim, the provenance has been changed to reflect this information.

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