Head of a Bearded Man with a Head of a Dog [recto]

1884-1888

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

The image shows a sketch on a beige or cream piece of paper. It depicts a rough drawing of a person's head and shoulders with facial features, including small, dark eyes, a prominent nose, a beard, and mustache. The person has medium-length dark hair styled to one side. Below the person's face is a simple outline of a dog's face with floppy ears, eyes, and a rounded nose. The background is plain with the paper's natural texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.9 x 11.4 cm (6 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.40.a

Associated Artworks

The image includes two partial sketches of men's faces and handwritten text. The first sketch, at the top right, shows about half of a man's face with a bowed head, downward curved eyebrows, a full beard, a short haircut, and a hat. The second sketch, below the first, is a side profile of another man with a prominent nose, pointed chin, neatly combed back hair, a thin mustache, and a collared garment. The sketches are surrounded by handwritten numbers and words, resembling a list or calculations, in faded pencil script. The background is plain and untextured, similar to aged paper.

A Bearded Man and a Man in Profile [verso]

Paul Gauguin

1884

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Henri Mahaut, Cherbourg, purchased before World War I; Private Collection, USA; Armand Hammer Collection, Los Angeles, 1967; gift to NGA 1991.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1972

  • Wildenstein, Daniel and Cogniat, Raymond, Paul Gauguin, 1972 (verso only).

Wikidata ID

Q64618975

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