Caption

Two female heads, Negress after Michelangelo (former title), print, inscription: '1e etat, 2 epreuve', printmaker: Georges Montenez (signed by artist), after design by Michelangelo, 1883 - 1913, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 278 mm x width 200 mm, adult woman, head (human), A sepia-toned pencil sketch of two classical-style faces on textured paper, one large frontal three-quarter portrait of a youthful face with braided hair and a headband, detailed eyes, nose, and lips, and a smaller profile sketch of an older face with pronounced features positioned behind and to the left, with visible pencil shading and linework and faint additional sketch marks and smudges on the surrounding paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_211

License type

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Available size

39.7Mb (6.7Mb) / 10.2in x 15.1in / 3061 x 4531 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two female heads Negress Michelangelo former title print inscription 1e etat 2 epreuve printmaker Georges Montenez signed artist design 1883 - 1913 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 278 mm x width 200 mm adult woman head human sepia-toned pencil sketch two classical-style faces textured paper large frontal three-quarter portrait youthful face braided hair headband detailed eyes nose lips smaller profile sketch older face pronounced features positioned left visible pencil shading linework faint additional sketch marks smudges surrounding paper