Geese; Girls in Bonnets, Geese [recto]

1886

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

This is a drawing of sketches of birds and figures. The drawing is a collection of quick, loose sketches spread across two panels. On the left panel, various outlines and partial shapes of birds are scattered across the page. Their forms are outlined with simple, fluid pencil strokes capturing different poses. The right panel contains sketched figures wearing wide-brimmed hats with basic outlines and suggested features. Additional avian sketches appear on this side as well, interspersed with the figures. The sketches are light and spontaneous, suggesting they may be studies or preliminary drawings capturing movement and posture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.9 x 22.6 cm (6 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.31.a

  • Series Title

    Breton Sketchbook, No. 16

Associated Artworks

The image depicts two panels with scribbled designs. The left panel shows a person's head and upper body facing left with vague features. The hair is textured with short strokes. The right panel shows a figure in a seated posture with minimal facial features. The figure wears a hat with a wide brim and loosely sketched clothing. The background is blank, emphasizing the shadowed forms and abstract shapes within the drawings.

Trees; Sketch of Breton Boy [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

1964

  • Bodelson, Merete, Gauguin's Ceramics, A Study in the Development of his Art, London, 1964: fig. 12, 143c; p. 38, 170 (recto only).

Wikidata ID

Q64618956

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