Head of a Woman

1925

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image displays a monochromatic print featuring the upper half of a person's face and a portion of their upper body. The person is depicted in a three-quarter view, looking slightly to the side. The facial features are stylized with defined eyes, a straight nose, and closed lips. The hair is long, flowing, and textured, extending around the face and shoulders. There are no discernible clothing details or accessory embellishments. The print is set against a simple, lightly textured background bordered by a darker rectangle frame. In the lower right corner, the artist's signature "Picasso" is visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.5 x 11.6 cm (4 15/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.2 x 20.9 cm (10 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.77

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 240, State a

  • Copyright

    © 2012 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Evelyn Nef, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1968

  • Bloch, Georges. Pablo Picasso; catalogue de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie 1904-1967. Bern: Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1968: no. 73

1990

  • Geiser, Bernhard and Brigette Baer. Picasso peintre-graveur. 2 vols. Berne: Éditions Kornfeld, 1990 (vol. 1) and 1992 (vol. 2). See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2: no. 240, a

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Picasso; by later hand, upper left in graphite: P. 794; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: B9240; by later hand, lower center in graphite: S [in a circle] / H.P.; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: HX

Wikidata ID

Q76552657

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