Man Playing Piano; Two Sheep [verso]

1884-1888

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

Two panels of simple line drawings. The left panel shows a figure in action with minimal lines and shading. The right panel includes sketches of two animals, possibly a sheep and a more abstract form. Each drawing is done in a raw sketch style with few lines.

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

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.59.b

  • Series Title

    Breton Sketchbook, No. 16

Associated Artworks

The image is a double-page sketch with two different sets of drawings, separated by a vertical line in the middle. On the right page, two partial sketches of human faces are visible. One shows a person facing slightly to the left with the forehead, eyes, nose, and lips visible. This figure has short, dark hair. Below it, another sketch shows a man's head in three-quarter view with a full beard, mustache, and short hair. Both sketches focus on facial features with loose strokes for hair and expressions. The left page has a series of sketchy, upside-down drawings that appear to be partial figures of animals, possibly cats, sketched with minimal detail. There is handwriting below the sketches, but it is not legible. The background is plain, with no color or context, emphasizing the sketches.

Five Sheep; Head of a Woman and Head of a Bearded Man [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

Wikidata ID

Q64619015

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