Head of a Beauty

The Cleveland Museum of Art · Edward L. Whittemore Fund

Museum

Head of a Beauty

c. 1750

Medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image: 24.5 x 16.5 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.); Overall: 30.5 x 20.5 cm (12 x 8 1/16 in.)
Classification: Painting
Style: Indian Art
Origin: India, Mughal school, 18th century
Institution: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit: Edward L. Whittemore Fund

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Provenance

Public

?–1932

(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

1932–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

Public

The Silver Jubilee Exhibition

East Indian Art

Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India

Sacred India

For Modern America from the Ancient Near East

Source exhibition text

The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). East Indian Art. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (organizer) (February 10-March 29, 1942). Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 1-June 2, 1947). For Modern America from the Ancient Near East. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-March 21, 1948). Sacred India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1985-January 12, 1986). Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 13, 2003-February 18, 2004). Exhibition of Islamic Art. De Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (February 24-March 22, 1937).

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0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 2 structured provenance events · 5 structured exhibitions.

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