Two Studies of a Child's Head; Two Studies of a Child's Head, a Woman in Profile, and a Man Wrestling an Animal [recto]

1884-1888

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

The image contains two panels of sketch studies on a plain background. The left panel shows two sketches of a child's side profile. The right panel includes various sketches: a front-facing view of a child's face, a side profile of another child's face, a draped sculpture with two embracing figures, and a side profile of an individual with delicate features and hair tied back.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.9 x 22.5 cm (6 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.33.a

  • Series Title

    Breton Sketchbook, No. 16

Associated Artworks

The image contains pencil sketches on a plain background divided into two sections. On the left side are sketches of faces from different angles and facial expressions. The right side features a sketch of a person in a side profile with detailed hair, along with simple sketches of a foot and hands. The image is set on a plain beige canvas with a thin dark border.

Five Studies of Heads; A Boy in Profile with Studies of Hands and Feet [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

Wikidata ID

Q64618961

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