Woman in Profile, Turned Right

Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1898/99

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Woman in Profile, Turned Right, 1898/99. Charcoal on cream wove paper.

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Charcoal on cream wove paper · 46.7 × 65.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Woman in Profile, Turned Right
Artist: Paula Modersohn-Becker German, 1876-1907
Date: 1898/99
Medium: Charcoal on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 46.7 × 65.4 cm (18 7/16 × 25 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by The Donnelley Family
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1876–1907

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