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The Head of a Child
The Head of a Child

The Head of a Child

Artist (1874 - 1941)
MediumMarble
Dimensions35 x 35.5 x 22.5 cm

Weight: 4 stone / 25 kg
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Donated by Andrew O'Connor (the Artist), 1939.
Object number866
DescriptionThis is a marble sculpture of the head of a child. The head is in the process of emerging from the original block of marble, with the left side of the face still engaged. The child looks slightly down and towards the right.
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