Breton Bathers (Baigneuses Bretonnes)

1889, published after 1900

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

Ambroise Vollard

Publisher, French, 1866 - 1939

The image shows a person standing with a slight turn to the side, looking over their left shoulder. The figure is nude, with their back mostly visible and their right arm bent at the elbow. The person has short dark hair and a profile face with a slightly pointed nose and soft cheek curve. The background is abstract and textured, with dark and light shades. In the lower left corner, there are artistic strokes resembling clothing or decorative elements. The setting lacks detail, drawing focus to the person's form and posture. The artwork is signed by P. Gauguin at the bottom left corner.

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Artwork history & notes

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.

Inscriptions

recto: in stone, at lower left: P Gauguin; verso: none

Wikidata ID

Q65364075

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