André Derain
Head of a Woman
1920
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André Derain
Head of a Woman
1920
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (54.6 x 47.6 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.209
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase, 1929; Richard G. Moses, Paris, 1929
Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture", April 1-December 1, 1930.
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7-December 31, 1949, no. 14.
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7-December 31, 1949, no. 14.
Gemälde und Handzeichnungen: Die Bestände des frühern Salon Bollag. Porzellane, Miniaturen, Dosen u.a. Gemälde- und Kunstauktion, G. & L. Bollag, Zürich, April 3, 1925, pl. 68, ill.
Adelyn D. Breeskin, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1930, cat. no. 5, p. 5.
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, pl. 66, ill.
George Boas, Adelyn D. Breeskin, and J.G. D'Arcy Paul, "Selections from the Cone Collection," "News of The Baltimore Museum of Art," October 1949, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 12.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection: A Handbook with a Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955, p. 28, no.24.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings in the Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, p. 65, no.20.
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, p. 182
Michel Kellermann, André Derain: Catalogue Raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol 2. Paris: Éditions Galerie Schmit, 1996, p. 142, no. 885, ill. (listed as "Le Comédien")
Inscribed: Recto: Lower right, incised, "a Derain" Frame Inscriptions Middle of bottom horizontal rail in black pencil, "81___53___" Top horizontal rail, white label in black print, "BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART/ TITLE HEAD OF A WOMAN 1920/ARTIST Andre Derain (1880-1954)/ACCESSIONS NUMBER 50.209/ DONOR The Cone Collection/LOAN NUMBER/ LENDER" Bottom right corner of the label in blue marker, "22A"
