Two Female Heads

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]

Two Female Heads

Abraham Bloemaert

1600–1650

Accession Number

1994.15

Medium

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

Dimensions

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

Classification

Drawing

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund