id: 148760
accession number: 1976.21
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Head of a Young Woman Seen from Below, 1886. Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905). Graphite with stumping (traces of white paint, lower left, unrelated to composition); sheet: 19.9 x 12.6 cm (7 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1976.21
title: Head of a Young Woman Seen from Below
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creation date: 1886
creation date earliest: 1886
creation date latest: 1886
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creditline: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture: Germany, 19th century
technique: graphite with stumping (traces of white paint, lower left, unrelated to composition)
department: Drawings
collection: DR - German
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 19.9 x 12.6 cm (7 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
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description: beige(1) wove paper, perimeter mounted to a false margin of beige(1) wove paper
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inscription: signed, lower right, in graphite: A.M. [underlined] / 86 ; VERSO, upper right, in graphite: 10 ; lower left, in brown ink: 18607
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review, 1976
opening date: 1977-02-01T05:00:00
Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).
title: German Drawings of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries
opening date: 1980-04-01T05:00:00
German Drawings of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art (April 1-July 13, 1980).
title: National Schools of Style
opening date: 1983-06-14T04:00:00
National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983).
title: Directions in Drawing II: The Human Figure
opening date: 1991-11-05T05:00:00
Directions in Drawing II: The Human Figure. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1991-January 12, 1992).
title: The German Tradition
opening date: 1993-04-27T04:00:00
The German Tradition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 27-June 27, 1993).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
[Otto Wertheimer]
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