Female Figure (Bust of Woman with Raised Arm)

1920

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Drypoint; second state of two
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 8 9/16 in. (22.9 x 21.7 cm) plate: 4 11/16 x 3 3/16 in. (11.9 x 8.1 cm)
Collection no.: 51.603.13
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Female Figure (Bust of Woman with Raised Arm) — Elie Nadelman. 1920.

Medium: Drypoint; second state of two. Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 8 9/16 in. (22.9 x 21.7 cm) plate: 4 11/16 x 3 3/16 in. (11.9 x 8.1 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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