The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 2, 2023

Two Female Heads

first half 17th century

Abraham Bloemaert

(Dutch, 1564–1651)

Netherlands, 17th century

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

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

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.

Provenance
[Nissman, Abromson Ltd., Brookline, Massachusetts]
Citations
Brown, Heather Lemonedes. “Mise en Page.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 61, no. 1 (Winter 2021): 19. Reproduced: P. 19.
Exhibition history

Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1994.15