A woman holding her head, illustration for 'El Sombrerón'

1945

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 7/16 × 8 7/16 in. (13.8 × 21.5 cm) Image: 4 7/8 × 7 1/16 in. (12.4 × 18 cm)
Collection no.: 46.46.22
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

A woman holding her head, illustration for 'El Sombrerón' — Alfredo Zalce. 1945.

Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: Sheet: 5 7/16 × 8 7/16 in. (13.8 × 21.5 cm) Image: 4 7/8 × 7 1/16 in. (12.4 × 18 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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