A Grazing Cow; Head of a Woman with Her Hand on Her Cheek, and Head of a Man with His Hand on His Ear [verso]

1884-1888

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

The image contains a two-panel sketch. The left panel shows a sketched outline of a draped piece of fabric. The right panel features sketches of two human faces and a partial figure. The top sketch shows a person with stylized facial features, with their hand resting on the side of their face. Below is another sketch of a person with facial hair and a hand on their face. Next to these sketches is an unfinished outline of a figure or object. The composition is on a plain, light paper with faint darker strokes, enclosed in a simple frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink and graphite 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

    1991.217.56.b

  • Series Title

    Breton Sketchbook, No. 16

Associated Artworks

The image shows a series of faint pencil sketches on two adjacent panels, resembling a sketchbook. On the left panel, there are lightly drawn outlines of faces – one appearing to be a man and another a woman. The faces are partially sketched and appear unfinished. The right panel features various small sketches, including a person's profile from the shoulders up, a simplistic figure with outstretched arms next to a small animal, and a couple of abstract or partially formed shapes resembling heads and faces. The sketches are simplistic with minimal detail, created using light, feathery lines. The background is plain, with the off-white paper of the sketchbook. The two panels are bordered with a thin line, providing structure to the open sketchbook format.

Head of a Man with a Study of His Back; Various Sketches with a Peasant Woman and a Goose [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

Exhibition History

2017

  • Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist, The Art Institute of Chicago; Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 2017-2018.

Wikidata ID

Q64619009

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