DrawingsItalian20th century

Caryatid

20th century

Artists

Amedeo ModiglianiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on three sheets of tan wove paper, darkened

Culture

Italian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

68.8 x 26.1 cm (27 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Amedeo Modigliani, sold; to Leopold Zborowski (by 1920- c. 1923), sold; to [James N. Rosenberg, The New Gallery] (c. 1923- ). Michael Biddle, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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