Breton Women beside a Fence (Bretonnes à la barrière)

1889, published after 1900

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

Ambroise Vollard

Publisher, French, 1866 - 1939

The image depicts a person standing upright with their back facing the viewer. The person is wearing a large hat with cloth tied under the chin, covering their head. The individual has hands on hips and is clothed in a dark top with a light cape-like collar and a patterned skirt. A fence made of uneven vertical posts surrounds them. The background shows a rural scene with hills, trees, and a winding path. The illustration is rendered in a sketch in monochromatic tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (zinc) on imitation Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.2 x 21.5 cm (6 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.6 x 47.3 cm (12 13/16 x 18 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.234

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mongan et al. 1988, no. 8, State only state (B)

  • Series Title

    Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL; and The Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1956, no. 44.

1962

  • A Generation of Draughtsmen, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1962, no. 73.

1972

  • Lithography in the 19th Century: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1972-1973, no. 15, repro.

Bibliography

1927

  • Guérin, Marcel. L'Oeuvre gravé de Gauguin. 2 vols. Paris: H. Floury, 1927.

1988

  • Mongan, Elizabeth, Eberhard W. Kornfeld, and Harold Joachim. Paul Gauguin: Catalogue Raisonne of his Prints. Berne: Galerie Kornfeld, 1988.

Wikidata ID

Q65364018

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