Figure of a Woman with Hands across Abdomen, Pahouin, Okak

1935

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The sculpture features a figure with a large head, round eyes, a small nose, and closed lips. The figure's hands are on its chest, with bent legs. It is made of smooth dark wood, with line carvings on the face, circular earrings, and a neck ring. The figure has a stout and robust appearance.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Stern, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number XX-354 added in graphite; center verso in graphite: 354; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 303

Wikidata ID

Q64171930

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