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Head of a Woman, Madeleine, from The Saltimbanques

A work made of etching on copper in black on cream wove paper.
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of etching on copper in black on cream wove paper.

Date:

January 1905, printed and published 1913

Artist:

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
printed by Louis Fort (French, 19th-20th century)
published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867-1939)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Title

Head of a Woman, Madeleine, from The Saltimbanques

Place

Spain (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1905

Medium

Etching on copper in black on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 12 × 8.2 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/4 in.); Sheet: 41.8 × 28.7 cm (16 1/2 × 11 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl O. Schniewind

Reference Number

1952.1213

Copyright

© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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