Head of a Woman
Entry ID
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61 (18/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Head of a Woman
Description of the sculpture
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Bronze head of a young woman looking forward. The sculpture is displayed on a marble base.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Head
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 30.2 cm
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Width: 14.5 cm
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Depth: 11.5 cm
Materials
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Bronze
Specific techniques used
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Casting
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Patination
Overall colour
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Monochrome – brown
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: specific individual but not currently identifiable
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Female
Age
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Adult
Status
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Free citizen
Clothing
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No clothes included (head)
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Not relevant (head)
Emotional state
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Unfocussed/blank eyeballs
Sculptor
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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c. 1920 - 1935
Date inferred from
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Inferred from dates when sculptor is active
Original purpose
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Decorative
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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S.1935.RF.106
Provenance history
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1935: bequeathed to The Courtauld by Roger Fry
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/528, . (no date) ‘Head of a Woman’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed June 1, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/529
