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Head of a girl

Augustus John, 1878–1961

This head and shoulders study is full face with the head inclined to the left. The girl has short black hair with a fringe, brown eyes, and wears a light blue dress with a black velvet jacket. Also known as Portrait of a Woman. One of twenty seven gifts to seven museums by A E Anderson through the Art Fund between 1922 and 1938.

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Title of artwork, date

Head of a girl, 1878–1961

Date supported

1923

Medium and material

Oil on panel

Dimensions

40 x 33 cm

Gifted by

A E Anderson

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