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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Head of a Young Girl

1945 - 1946

Artists

Arthur PolonskyArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink and oil on white wove paper, mounted on board

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

mount: 36.9 x 29.1 cm (14 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.) actual: 31.8 x 24 cm (12 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)

Provenance

[Boris Mirski Gallery, Boston Massachusetts], sold; to Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091), by 1946, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

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