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Pablo Picasso

Tête de femme (Head of a Woman)

1944

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  • Artist Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)
  • Title Tête de femme (Head of a Woman)
  • Date 1944
  • Medium Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions unframed | 13 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.
  • Credit line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Rice, 1961
  • Copyright © Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Object number WU 3942

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Artist

by, at least, 1948
Samuel Kootz Gallery (1945–1966), New York, NY [1]

by, at earliest, 1948
Vladimir Golschmann (1893–1972), St. Louis, MO, purchase from the above [2]

likely late 1940s–December 12, 1961
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Rice, St. Louis, MO, purchase from the above [3]

December 12, 1961–
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Rice [4]

Notes:

[1]

February 1, 1965, letter from William N. Eisendrath Jr., then Curator of the Collections at the Washington University Gallery of Art, to Samuel Kootz Gallery and February 3, 1965, letter from Samuel Kootz Gallery to William N. Eisendrath Jr., WU 3942 object file, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis (hereafter referred to as WU 3942 object file). In the February 3 letter, Kootz states that “the picture was exhibited in my gallery in 1948.” Research is ongoing to determine if Kootz acquired WU 3942 directly from the artist. It is likely that he did so, as Samuel Kootz was a prominent dealer for Picasso in the 1940s and hosted his first post-war retrospective in the United States in 1947.  

[2]

February 1, 1965, letter from William N. Eisendrath Jr. to Samuel Kootz Gallery and February 3, 1965, letter from Samuel Kootz Gallery to William N. Eisendrath Jr., WU 3942 object file. In the February 3 letter, Kootz confirms that Vladimir Golschmann purchased WU 3942 from his gallery.

[3]

Note dated May 1963 in WU 3942 object file.

[4]

WU 3942 record card, WU 3942 object file. 

Inscription Recto, upper left, in white paint: Picasso

Inscription Verso, in charcoal: 4 mai / 44 / III

This artwork record may be incomplete or need refinement. Our staff actively researches the collection and revises records when new information is available. If you have questions or comments about this record, please contact us.

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