Subject
Red Hair
Red Hair is a subject in art. The gallery holds 41 works in this subject in art, including works by Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas and Édouard Manet.
Red hair, also known as ginger hair, is a human hair color found in 2–6% of people of Northwestern European ancestry, typically those of Celtic ancestry, and smaller amounts in other populations. It is most common in individuals homozygous for a recessive allele on chromosome 16 that produces an altered version of the MC1R protein.
Key artists
Works
The Young Bather
The Dancing Class
Woman with a Parrot
Venus and Adonis
Flora
Landscape with Bathsheba
Young Lady in 1866
The Union of Earth and Water (Antwerp and the Scheldt)
The Great Bath at Bursa
Reclining Nude
The Death of Cleopatra
The Virgin and Child
Moorish Bath
Pool in a Harem
Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes
Perseus and Andromeda
Woman with Cat
Mr. Baylor
Mary Magdalene in a Grotto
Dance at Bougival
Helena Fourment in a Fur Robe
The toilette of Venus
Saint Catherine
Portrait of a Man with a Red Beard
Mischief and Repose
Bathsheba after the Bath
Andromeda Chained to the Rocks
Ophelia
Mary Magdalene in the Desert
The Penitent Mary Magdalene
Portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi
Mrs. Howard Cushing (Ethel Cochrane) (The Mandarin Coat)
Ondine
Self-Portrait as a Hunter
Portrait of Paulus Potter
Frenzy of Exultations
Jo, the Beautiful Irish Girl
Portrait of Dr. Gachet
The Birth of Venus
Idealized Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Nymph)
Vespertina Quies
Frequently asked questions
What is Red Hair?
Red hair, also known as ginger hair, is a human hair color found in 2–6% of people of Northwestern European ancestry, typically those of Celtic ancestry, and smaller amounts in other populations.
How many Red Hair works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 41 public-domain Red Hair works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Red Hair artists?
Key Red Hair artists in the collection include Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas and Édouard Manet.
Where can I see Red Hair works?
Red Hair works in the collection are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hermitage Museum and Rijksmuseum.