An Allegorical Female Figure
Artist

Artwork overview
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Medium
black and red chalks, heightened with white, on tan laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
overall: 47.7 x 38.6 cm (18 3/4 x 15 3/16 in.)
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Accession
1991.150.40
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Antonio Cesare Poggi, Paris (Lugt 617); Charles-Philippe de Chennevieres, Paris (Lugt 2073); Baron Roger Portalis, Paris (Lugt 2232); Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, March 1965; gift to NGA, 1991.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1971
Master Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond and tour, 1971-1972.
Bibliography
1971
"Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, October 15-November 21," Virginia Museum Bulletin, 32 (October 1971), 6.
1972
"In Gallery's Fall Opening: Averett to Show Drawings," The Register, Danville, VA October 14, 1972.
"Master Drawings to be Displayed by Museum Traveling Exhibition," The Register, Danville, VA, October 15, 1972.
"O'Neal Art on Exhibit," The Register, Danville, VA, October 16, 1972.
1993
National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 93.
Wikidata ID
Q64562045