Untitled

1972

Hedda Sterne

Associated Names
Hedda Sterne

Artist, American, born Romania, 1910 - 2011

This is a drawing of an abstract representation of a human face in profile. The image features bold black line work outlining a side view of a face with a prominent eye, eyebrow, nose, and mouth/chin area. The style is minimalistic yet expressive, using strong contrast between the black lines and white background to highlight the facial features.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Honorable William H.G. FitzGerald, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald, and Mr. B. Francis Saul II, c/o The New York Studio School; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 214, no. 1437.

Inscriptions

center verso in black ink: Hedde Sterne / 1972

Wikidata ID

Q64573379

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