Head of a Woman

Pablo Picasso

1922 · Chalk on paper · Modern and Contemporary Art

During the summer of 1922, in a little studio at Dinard, in Brittany, Picasso produced a number of exceptional drawings. This work is one of the largest. It recalls the frescoes that had impressed Picasso on his 1917 trip to Rome and Naples.

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Date

1922

Medium

Chalk on paper

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982