Two Marquesans [verso]

c. 1902

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

The image is a pencil sketch depicting two individuals from the shoulders up. The person in the foreground is in profile facing the right side of the image, with soft facial features, prominent eyelashes, and an aquiline nose. Their hair is long and flows down their back, with floral adornments nestled within it. The person in the background is positioned behind the first, with a three-quarter view visible, showing slightly closed eyes and a neutral expression. The background features lightly sketched lines and a suggestion of abstract shapes or figures, creating a textured appearance without distinct detailing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pencil and crayon

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 45.8 x 34.5 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1797.b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Field 1973, no. 88

Associated Artworks

Two Marquesans [recto]

Paul Gauguin

1902

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001, repro.

2003

  • "Gauguin-Tahiti, L'atelier des tropiques", Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2003-2004, no. 179 (Eng. cat. no. P.257)(exh. in Paris only).

2004

  • "The Unfinished Print", The Frick Collection, New York, 2004.

2014

  • Gauguin: Metamorphoses, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2014, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1973

  • Field, Richard S. Paul Gauguin Monotypes. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1973.

Wikidata ID

Q65511005

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