Tête de Femme I (Head of a Woman I)

1912

Lodewijk Schelfhout

Associated Names
Lodewijk Schelfhout

Artist, Dutch, 1881 - 1943

The image shows a portrait with cubist style of a person's head and shoulders in a slightly profiled position. The facial features are depicted with sharp angles and geometric shapes. The hair also follows this style with segmented areas. The clothing has linear patterns. The background consists of dark abstract shapes blending with the figure. There is no jewelry or visible objects. The artwork is bordered by a plain, lighter area.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ted Cooper

  • Dimensions

    plate: 33.4 × 23.3 cm (13 1/8 × 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.5 × 35 cm (19 1/8 × 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.114.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schelfhout 1981, (Gravures) no. 4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Francey and Martin L. Gecht, Chicago; purchased by Ted Cooper, Washington, 2017 (via Christie's online auction, November 28–December 7, 2017, lot 27); gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • Rivera's Paris, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2025, no cat. no., no repro.

Bibliography

1981

  • Schelfhout, Lodewijk and E. van Vrijberghe de Coningh. Lodewijk Schelfhout 1881 - 1943. Amsterdam, 1981: (Gravures) no. 4.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Lodewijk Schelfhout 1912 Paris; lower right in graphite, illegible: 5st. Vust.; lower right in graphite: Tête de Femme I.

Watermarks

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