Belgian Girl
Entry ID
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90 (31/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Belgian Girl
Description of the sculpture
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A painted plaster head of a young woman. She faces forward and gazes downward towards her left side. She wears an intricate wrapped headpiece with gathered fabric that forms a large loop at the back of her head.
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: 46.5 cm
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Width: 20 cm
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Depth: 31 cm
Materials
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Plaster
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Paint / pigment
Specific techniques used
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Casting
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Polychromy
Overall colour
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Monochrome – black
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
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Adolescent
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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Looking sideways
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Looking downwards
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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1966
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
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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BRSRW.0446
Provenance history
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1968: purchased by RWA 116th Annual Exhibition from the artist
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1966 - 1968: in possession of the artist
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/774, . (no date) ‘Belgian Girl’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/776
