Reginald Marsh

(Portrait of Woman)
c. 1930

A pencil sketch on paper depicting the profile of a person with a headband or wrap in their hair. The drawing is finely detailed around the facial features, with lighter, more unfinished strokes around the neck and shoulders. There are some loose pencil marks and doodles near the bottom of the page.
A pencil sketch on paper depicting the profile of a person with a headband or wrap in their hair. The drawing is finely detailed around the facial features, with lighter, more unfinished strokes around the neck and shoulders. There are some loose pencil marks and doodles near the bottom of the page.

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Date
c. 1930

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 13 3/4 × 9 13/16in. (34.9 × 24.9 cm)

Accession number
80.31.59

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Felicia Meyer Marsh Bequest

Rights and reproductions
©Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Reginald Marsh
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