Artist
Pablo Picasso(Spanish, 1881–1973)Spanish, 1881–1973
Printer
Eugène Delâtre(French, 1864–1938)French, 1864–1938
CultureSpanish
Titles
- Tête de femme
Date1905
MediumEtching, proof before steel facing
DimensionsPlate: 4 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (12.1 × 8.9 cm)
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 6 in. (21.9 × 15.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 6 in. (21.9 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 2006"
Object number2006.633
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil, recto lower right: "H.P." (Henri Petiet)
Marked in pencil, recto lower left: "BG 3"
Marked in pencil, verso lower right: "B 2"
Marked in pencil, recto lower left: "BG 3"
Marked in pencil, verso lower right: "B 2"
Marked in graphite lower right below the image: "Picasso"
Printed back label: "MARC ROSEN FINE ART / 220 EAST 73RD STREET / ... "
Catalogue raisonnéBloch 2; Geiser/Baer 3
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