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Seated Woman Resting Her Head on Her Hand

c. 1945

Franz Kline

Associated Names

Franz Kline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1962

The image is a sketch of a woman from the waist up. She is seated in a relaxed position with her head slightly tilted to the side. One of her hands is raised near her cheek. Her facial features are outlined simply, and she has long hair falling around her shoulders. She is wearing a short-sleeved green top. The background is plain with light abstract coloring and shading.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink with pastel on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Rufus Zogbaum and Reina Schratter
Dimensions

sheet: 29.85 × 22.7 cm (11 3/4 × 8 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2016.60.19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the Artist; Elisabeth R. Zogbaum, New York; gift to NGA, 2016

Associated Names

Zogbaum, Rufus

Inscriptions

center verso in pen and black ink: ZD 313; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: NON 11.668; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: ZD 313

Wikidata ID

Q64570592

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