Vincenzo Gemito

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Description

Vincenzo Gemito
Portrait of a Woman
signed and dated V. Gemito/1920 (lower right)
graphite with white heightening on colored paper
12 5/8 by 10 1/8 in.
32 by 25.7 cm

Exhibited

New York, Kate Ganz USA LTD, Vincenzo Gemito, Drawings & Sculpture in Naples & Rome, January 22-February 27, 2000, catalogue no. XI, no. 29, p. 64, illustrated

Catalogue Note

Vincenzo Gemito’s representation of this peasant woman is bold and accomplished. The strong, dynamic and animated strokes of graphite combined with accents of opaque white gouache engender a remarkable three-dimensionality to the model’s features.