DrawingsGerman20th century

Head of a Woman

1915

Artists

Max BeckmannArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on cream wove paper

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 23.2 x 14 cm (9 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091), 1942, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1956.

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