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.
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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.