A Girl with her Hand on her Head

c. 1925

Richard Paling

Associated Names
Richard Paling

Artist, German, 1901 - 1955

The image displays a portrait of a person's upper body. The person is depicted in a three-quarter view, with their right hand raised to their forehead, fingers slightly curved and touching the face. The person has closed eyes, thin eyebrows, a long nose, and full lips. Their dark hair is styled with a parting, swept back. They wear a simple garment with a visible collar featuring a scalloped edge. A ring adorns their right hand. The background is plain with minimal texture, emphasizing the detailed depiction of the person.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and tonal wiping on wove buff paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21 × 16.8 cm (8 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 31.9 × 25.2 cm (12 9/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.433

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 10, 2003; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed below image, in graphite: R Paling

Wikidata ID

Q76556903

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