Charles Despiau
Head of a Young Girl (“Dede”)
1922
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Charles Despiau
Head of a Young Girl (“Dede”)
1922
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 11-5/8 in. H. (29.5 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.417
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase from the Buchholz Gallery, New York, 1946
The Persistent Figure in Modern Sculpture
Adolphe Basler, "Les Albums d'Art Druet IX: Despiau," (Paris: Librairie de France, 1927) plate # 8.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection," (Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955) 45, no. 138.
"Handbook of the Cone Collection, Revised Edition," (Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967) 70, no. 127.
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta," (Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985) 194.
Inscribed: "Signed "C. Despiau" Tape with "B - 4" on it.
Markings: Foundery stamp "Cire - C. Valsuani - perdue"
