Apr 19, 2010

Two Female Heads

Two Female Heads

1600–1650

Abraham Bloemaert

(Dutch, 1564–1651)

Red chalk heightened with white chalk; framing lines in brown ink

Support: Light brown laid paper

Sheet: 7.8 x 12.2 cm (3 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund 1994.15

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These female heads drawn from two angles may have been studies for an instruction book for artists published by Bloemaert in the 1600s.

Description

The power and sensitivity of this small drawing depicting two views of the same female head far exceeds the sheet’s modest size.

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