About This Artwork
Constantin Brâncusi
French, born Romania, 1876-1957
Head of a Woman, 1932
Charcoal, over graphite on brown wove paper
424 x 322 mm
Signed recto, lower right, in charcoal: "C. Brancusi"; inscribed, lower right, in graphite: "À Mlle Alice Roullier / amitiés affectueuses"
Bequest of Mrs. Gordon Palmer, 1985.473
Prints and Drawings
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
Chicago, Arts Club, "Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of Drawings by Sculptors Privately Owned by Chicagoans," May 10–May 30, 1932, cat. 9.
Ownership History
The artist to Alice Roullier, Chicago [inscription]. Bequeathed by Janis H. Palmer (1917–1984), Sarasota, Fla., to the Art Institute, 1985.