Female Head (Girl's Head in Profile)

1920

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Drypoint
Dimensions: Plate: 3 11/16 x 2 7/16 in. (9.4 x 6.2 cm) Sheet (Irregular): 6 7/16 x 5 7/8 in. (16.4 x 15 cm)
Collection no.: 51.603.16
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Female Head (Girl's Head in Profile) — Elie Nadelman. 1920.

Medium: Drypoint. Dimensions: Plate: 3 11/16 x 2 7/16 in. (9.4 x 6.2 cm) Sheet (Irregular): 6 7/16 x 5 7/8 in. (16.4 x 15 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, 1951.

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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