Half-Nude Woman Holding Her Hair Apart
| Title | Half-Nude Woman Holding Her Hair Apart |
|---|---|
| Artist | Paula Modersohn-Becker |
| Date | c. 1898 19th century |
| Medium | charcoal with black and brown chalks on wove paper |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Gift of Robert Paul Mann and Dorothy Neeld Mann |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Half-Nude Woman Holding Her Hair Apart” is a work by Paula Modersohn-Becker, dated c. 1898. It is executed in charcoal with black and brown chalks on wove paper and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to c. 1898. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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