Curvilinear Head
Artist
Elie Nadelman
(American, born Poland, 1882 - 1946)
Date20th century
MediumDrypoint
DimensionsPlate: 7 15/16 × 5 15/16 inches (20.14 × 15.06 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 9 5/16 inches (24.77 × 23.65 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 9 5/16 inches (24.77 × 23.65 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Lincoln Kirstein
Object number70-10/8
Signedl.r. (in plate): "EN"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionThree-quarter left profile view of woman's head with rolls of hair executed entirely in curves, with proper left side of face shaded by cross-hatching. Random dotting overall.
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