Woman, head on hand, facing right

1877–1927

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Drypoint
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (30.2 × 21.2 cm) Plate: 7 3/16 × 3 3/4 in. (18.3 × 9.5 cm)
Collection no.: 50.558.21
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Woman, head on hand, facing right — Paul-César Helleu. 1877–1927.

Medium: Drypoint. Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (30.2 × 21.2 cm) Plate: 7 3/16 × 3 3/4 in. (18.3 × 9.5 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormand, 1950.

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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