About the Artwork
Head of a Woman
1877
Alphonse Legros
1837-1911
English
Unknown
Graphite pencil on off-white wove paper
Sheet: 20 1/8 × 14 3/4 inches (51.1 × 37.5 cm) Mount: 21 × 15 3/16 inches (53.3 × 38.6 cm)
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Gift of the Drawing Society
61.6
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Markings
Signed and dated, in pencil, upper right: A. Legros | 1877
Inscribed, in pencil, lower left corner, verso of mount: K 3585 Inscribed, lower right corner, verso of mat: 13 Inscribed, lower right corner, verso of mat: 26/20 Inscribed, lower right corner, verso of mat: MDo
Collectors label, verso of mount, lower center: FROM THE COLLECTION OF | FRANK E. BLISS. | Artist Alphonse Legros | Subject "Portrait d'une femme inconnue".
Provenance
Frank E. Bliss. 1961-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Alphonse Legros, Head of a Woman, 1877, graphite pencil on off-white wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Drawing Society, 61.6.
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