Head of a Woman (Marguérite Adolphine Helfrich)

1897

Jan Toorop

Associated Names
Jan Toorop

Artist, Dutch, 1858 - 1928

The image shows a drawing of the upper half of a person's torso in profile, facing the right side. The individual has a long neck, delicate facial features, styled hair, a high-collared garment, and an elaborately decorated hat. The background is plain with the artist's signature and date.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 x 16.8 cm (5 7/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.9 x 32.3 cm (9 13/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.21.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Verbeek 1969, no. 29, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hill-Stone Incorporated, New York); purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • J. Verbeek. Jan Toroop, 1858 - 1928. Amsterdam, 1969: no. 29, iv/iv

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: J. Th.TOOROP / J. Th. TOOROP / 1897; lower right in brown ink: J Toorop; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: RM 29 iv / paid / later (1928) / an other edition / of 85 copies / was printed

Wikidata ID

Q76343354

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