Two Female Heads

A charcoal or pencil study by Leon Dabo depicting two idealized female profiles in three-quarter view. The artist employs careful cross-hatching and tonal modeling to render the delicate features and flowing hair of each figure. This academic drawing reflects the classical training Dabo received in Paris during the 1880s, where he studied under academic masters. Such preparatory studies served artists developing compositions for larger paintings or sculptures. Dabo's technical precision in capturing subtle modeling of form—particularly in the cheeks, neck, and hair—demonstrates the rigorous draftsmanship valued in late 19th-century atelier practice.