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The image includes two partial sketches of men's faces and handwritten text. The first sketch, at the top right, shows about half of a man's face with a bowed head, downward curved eyebrows, a full beard, a short haircut, and a hat. The second sketch, below the first, is a side profile of another man with a prominent nose, pointed chin, neatly combed back hair, a thin mustache, and a collared garment. The sketches are surrounded by handwritten numbers and words, resembling a list or calculations, in faded pencil script. The background is plain and untextured, similar to aged paper.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
A Bearded Man and a Man in Profile [verso]
Paul Gauguin
- Date
- 1884-1888
- Medium
- graphite and crayon on wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 16.9 x 11.4 cm (6 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1991.217.40.b
- Credit line
- The Armand Hammer Collection
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Breton Sketchbook, No. 16
Subjects and terms
- French
- Post-Impressionist
- Face
- Man
- Writing
Provenance
Henri Mahaut, Cherbourg, purchased before World War I; Private Collection, USA; Armand Hammer Collection, Los Angeles, 1967; gift to NGA 1991.
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NGA object ID 74218. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.