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Jacob Mathias Schmutzer
Sheep Heads

Not on view
Two red chalk drawings on cream paper, each a close study of a sheep or goat head — one facing forward, one angled downward in three-quarter view with curling wool
Red chalk drawing of a calf's head, front-facing, with fine hatching defining the muzzle, eyes, and ears against a pale cream paper.
Red chalk drawing of a sheep's head in profile, facing left, with woolly fleece rendered in short zigzag strokes and smooth hatching on the bare face and muzzle.

Jacob Mathias Schmutzer, Sheep Heads, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jacob Mathias Schmutzer
Title
Sheep Heads
Place Made
Austria
Medium
Red chalk
Dimensions
A) sheet: 10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (26.99 x 20.64 cm); b) sheet: 10 13/16 x 7 13/16 in. (27.46 x 19.84 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.441a-b
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings