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The image consists of sketches on two panels. On the left panel, there is a person viewed from behind leaning on a bar or railing, depicted from head to toe wearing a hat. Additional smaller sketches surround this figure, including facial profiles and headwear. The right panel primarily focuses on facial profiles and heads in different styles of headgear, such as caps and hats. The facial features are minimally detailed with simple lines. The sketches are done in pencil on a lightly colored paper, with a blank background.
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The image consists of sketches on two panels. On the left panel, there is a person viewed from behind leaning on a bar or railing, depicted from head to toe wearing a hat. Additional smaller sketches surround this figure, including facial profiles and headwear. The right panel primarily focuses on facial profiles and heads in different styles of headgear, such as caps and hats. The facial features are minimally detailed with simple lines. The sketches are done in pencil on a lightly colored paper, with a blank background.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Man Leaning on a Wall with Five Other Studies; Two Bearded Men Wearing Hats, and Five Other Studies [recto]

Paul Gauguin

Date
1884-1888
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 16.9 x 22.6 cm (6 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1991.217.43.a
Credit line
The Armand Hammer Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Breton Sketchbook, No. 16

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Post-Impressionist
  • Hat
  • Face
  • Man
  • Figures
  • Hats
  • Anatomy
Provenance

Henri Mahaut, Cherbourg, purchased before World War I; Private Collection, USA; Armand Hammer Collection, Los Angeles, 1967; gift to NGA 1991.

NGA object ID 74221. 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.