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Gontcharova and her husband Mikhail Larionov were two of the leading exponents of Rayonnism, the Slavic offshoot of Cubism. The artists worked in France and England during their later years.

Source: DMAC Bulletin, April, 1970


Exhibition History"MCM - Y2K: A CENTURY OF ART ON PAPER," Des Moines Art Center, Dec. 11, 1999 - Feb. 13, 2000

"Russian Avant Garde," Carus Gallery, New York, Nov. 1975

"The Art of the Early 1920's," Quincy Art Club's 50th Anniversary Exhibition, IL, Jan. 7 - 28, 1973
Published ReferencesQuincy Art Club, Illinois, "The Art of the Early 1920's," 1973, catalog ref. no. 17, p. 6

Carus Gallery catalog no. 19

DMAC Bulletin, Apr. 1970 (ill.)

Carus Gallery, New York, "Russian Avant Garde," 1975, brochure-type catalog ref. no. 25
DimensionsSheet: 19 11/16 × 13 5/16 in. (50 × 33.8 cm)
Image: 14 1/4 × 9 7/8 in. (36.2 × 25.1 cm)
Accession Number 1969.19
Classificationsprint
CopyrightARS
SignedN. Gontcharova (l,l plate); N. Gontcharova (l,l graphite)
Provenance(Carus Gallery, New York); Des Moines Art Center [purchased from the previous, 1969]
Weibliche Halbfigur (Half Length Female Figure)
Photo Credit: Richard Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Richard Sanders, Des Moines