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Series Title: The Saltimbanques

Head of a Woman in Profile

1905, printed 1913

Pablo Picasso

(Spanish, 1881–1973)
printer

Louis Fort

(French, active 1800s–1900s)
publisher

Ambroise Vollard

(French, 1867–1939)
Culture
Spain, 20th century
Medium
drypoint
Measurements
Image and Plate: 29.1 x 24.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Sheet: 61.1 x 51 cm (24 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1929.901
Catalogue raisonné
Bloch 6; Palau i Fabre 1048; Geiser/Baer I.28.7 (Baer addendum p. 8);
State
b2 (Geiser/Baer)
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented drypoint print in black ink depicts a woman with light skin tone in profile facing right. Dense, vertical hatching shades her face and neck. Her hair is swept up into a knot. While her face and hair are detailed with fine lines, the rest of the print is sparse, with her shoulder and chest rendered in a thin, simple outline against the light background.

Head of a Woman in Profile

1905, printed 1913

Pablo Picasso, Louis Fort, Ambroise Vollard

(Spanish, 1881–1973), (French, active 1800s–1900s), (French, 1867–1939)
Spain, 20th century

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