Caption

Head of a woman, print, printmaker: Wilhelm Lehmbruck (signed by artist), in or after 1919, paper, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 240 mm x width 178 mm, adult woman, anonymous historical person, A sepia-toned sketch of a person shown from the shoulders up with a long neck and an elongated face rendered in fine, dark lines on a textured background; the head is slightly tilted and the eyes are downcast with thin, arched brows and delicate eyelids, a slender nose, and a small, closed mouth with a subtle downturn at the corners; hair is loosely drawn, swept back and gathered with wispy strands framing the face and winding around the ear, with visible pencil-like strokes indicating hair texture and scalp lines; the neck shows long, directional hatch marks suggesting tendons and skin folds, and the shoulders are lightly sketched with minimal lines extending into the lower part of the image; the overall surface displays small marks, scratches, and faint smudges across the paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_128

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.9Mb (10.0Mb) / 10.2in x 13.6in / 3073 x 4079 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head woman print printmaker Wilhelm Lehmbruck signed artist 1919 paper drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 240 mm x width 178 mm adult woman anonymous historical person sepia-toned sketch person shown shoulders up long neck elongated face rendered fine dark lines textured background head slightly tilted eyes downcast thin arched brows delicate eyelids slender nose small closed mouth subtle downturn corners hair loosely drawn swept back gathered wispy strands framing face winding ear visible pencil- strokes indicating texture scalp lines neck long directional hatch marks suggesting tendons skin folds shoulders lightly sketched minimal lines extending lower part image surface displays small marks scratches faint smudges across paper