Head of a Woman (Frauenkopf)

1916

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut in black on cream wove paper
Dimensions: image: 25.7 x 17.9 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.) sheet: 32.2 x 24.5 cm (12 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1993.73.1
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Head of a Woman (Frauenkopf) — Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. 1916.

Medium: woodcut in black on cream wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 25.7 x 17.9 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.) sheet: 32.2 x 24.5 cm (12 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1993.73.1. Gift of Dr. Ruth Ivor.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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