Breton Boy Tending Geese; Cows and a Figure Leaning on a Ledge [verso]

1884-1888

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

The image features a sketch divided into two panels. The left panel shows a colored drawing of a person in profile, standing. The right panel displays two rough black stroke sketches of abstract figures. The background is plain beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    crayon and 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

    1991.217.57.b

  • Series Title

    Breton Sketchbook, No. 16

Associated Artworks

The image features two separate sketches. On the left side, there is a full-body drawing of a person turned slightly away, wearing a long skirt, a shawl or cloak, and a hat or bonnet. The second figure in the background is a roughly sketched person standing in profile. On the right side, there is a colored sketch of a monkey's head, which appears to be resting on something. Below the monkey's head is another small sketch. The background of both panels is plain.

A Breton Woman and a Standing Man; Head and Hand of a Monkey [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

2005

  • "Gauguin's Vision", Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh, 2005.

Wikidata ID

Q64619011

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