Female Figure

The function of figures like this one would have varied from community to community. The powdery ochre rubbed onto its surface has spiritual connotations, and this pigment has been applied in imitation of a real-life practice of coloring the human body. The red abrus seeds pressed into resin on the figure’s chest and head were used in local medicines and suggest healing and danger.

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Gade i Paris på en regnvejrsdag, 1877

To søstre, 1881

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91

American Gothic, 1930

Nighthawks, 1942

The Plough and the Song, 1946–47

Spoon Woman, 1926–27 (cast 1954)

Reclining Woman, 1922

Miss E. Knows, 1967

Head, Mid–late 19th century

Nude under a Pine Tree, January 20, 1959

The Bride, 1970

Robot, 1926