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Head of a Woman by Henri Matisse — VisualArtsDB

Head of a Woman

Head of a Woman

1942

Medium: Black crayon on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 52.8 × 40.8 cm (20 13/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
Genre: graphite
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)graphiteprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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