Landscape with a Cottage; Profile of Boy, Profile of Man, Two Women in a Landscape, and Five Other Studies [verso]

1884-1888

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

This is a drawing with various sketches. The left side shows a landscape with a tree, a structure with a window, and a distant view. The right side has sketches of a child's face, a face in profile, and figures engaged in different activities. There are abstract features like a hat and figure outlines focusing on gestures and expressions. The ink drawing captures an artist's exploration of landscape and human form.

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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

    1991.217.45.b

  • Series Title

    Breton Sketchbook, No. 16

Associated Artworks

There are two panels on beige paper with sketches of heads and partial upper bodies. The left panel has two facial sketches, one in profile with a notable nose and messy hair, and another with closed eyes and basic facial features. The right panel shows more sketches, including a profile of a person wearing a hat with a ribbon, another profile with hair tied at the back, and a partial head with combed-back hair. The sketches are done with simple lines and shading, suggesting quick observational studies. The panels are separated by thin lines resembling a sketchbook.

Two Head Studies and a Crouching Nude Woman; Two Women's Heads and a Head of Child [recto]

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

Inscriptions

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Wikidata ID

Q64618986

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