Head of a Young Woman with Arms Folded
Emilio Greco
(Italian, 1913–1995)
1969
Medium/TechniquePen and black ink
DimensionsSheet: 69.9 × 49.8 cm (27 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.)
Framed: 90.2 × 70.5 cm (35 1/2 × 27 3/4 in.)
Framed: 90.2 × 70.5 cm (35 1/2 × 27 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Ellen Beth Lande in memory of Harold and Sally Lande
Accession number2020.549
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This spare, elegant drawing of a young woman with her arms folded offers a strong example of the Italian sculptor Emilio Greco’s draftsmanship. The emphasis on geometric form and the confident application of line, richly cross-hatched in some areas and minimal in others, echoes his sculptural technique. Greco belonged to a community of modern figural artists that included sculptors Giacomo Manzu and Marino Marini.
InscriptionsIn pen and black ink, l.r.: Emilio Greco/ Roma, 1969ProvenanceEarly 1970s, sold by Dominion Gallery, Montreal, Quebec to Harold and Sally Lande, Montreal; 2012, by inheritance to Ellen Beth Lande, Brookline, MA; 2020, gift of Ellen Beth Lande to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 16, 2020)
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
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