Skip navigation

Main menu

  • What's on
  • Art & Artists
    • The Collection
      Artists
      Artworks
      Art by theme
      Media
      Videos
      Podcasts
      Short articles
      Learning
      Schools
      Art Terms
      Tate Research
      Art Making
      Create like an artist
      Kids art activities
      Tate Draw game
  • Visit
  • Shop
Become a Member
  • DISCOVER ART
  • ARTISTS A-Z
  • ARTWORK SEARCH
  • ART BY THEME
  • VIDEOS
  • ART TERMS
  • SCHOOLS
  • TATE KIDS
  • RESEARCH
  • Tate Britain
    Tate Britain Free admission
  • Tate Modern
    Tate Modern Free admission
  • Tate Liverpool + RIBA North
    Tate Liverpool + RIBA North Free admission
  • Tate St Ives
    Tate St Ives Ticket or membership card required
  • FAMILIES
  • ACCESSIBILITY
  • SCHOOLS
  • PRIVATE TOURS
Tate Logo
Become a Member
  • Art and Artists
  • Tate Archive
  • Collections of Digitised Archive Items
  • The remaining sketchbooks and sketches of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky
  • Sketchbooks and preparatory sketches of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky
  • Loose sketches by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky
  • Sketches titled ‘Head of an Elderly Woman [Maria]’ and ‘Head of a Woman’

Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky

Sketches titled ‘Head of an Elderly Woman [Maria]’ and ‘Head of a Woman’

Sketches titled ‘Head of an Elderly Woman [Maria]’ and ‘Head of a Woman’

Created by
Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky 1906–1996
Date
Medium
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions
570 × 300 mm
Show details

© Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust

License this image

Created by
Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky 1906–1996
Title
Sketches titled ‘Head of an Elderly Woman [Maria]’ and ‘Head of a Woman’
Date
Medium
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions
570 × 300 mm
Description
Includes a portrait, in charcoal of an elderly woman, possibly Maria. As well as another portrait on the verso, also in charcoal, of a young woman with her head turned to the right.
Format
Artwork - on paper, unique
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by the Trustees of the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust, 2019
Reference
TGA 20204/1/2/56
Expressionism

Archive context

  • The remaining sketchbooks and sketches of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky TGA 20204 (365)
    • Sketchbooks and preparatory sketches of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky TGA 20204/1 (365)
      • Loose sketches by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky TGA 20204/1/2 (325)
        • Sketches titled ‘Head of an Elderly Woman [Maria]’ and ‘Head of a Woman’ TGA 20204/1/2/56
Artwork
Close

Join in

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
Sign up to emails

Sign up to emails

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Tate’s privacy policy

About

  • About us
  • Our collection
  • Terms and copyright
  • Governance
  • Picture library
  • ARTIST ROOMS
  • Tate Kids

Support

  • Tate Collective
  • Members
  • Patrons
  • Donate
  • Corporate
  • My account
  • Press
  • Jobs
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Cookies
  • Contact
© The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery, 2025
All rights reserved