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The image has two separate sketches side by side in a single frame. On the left, there is a simple line drawing of an animal resembling a horse, shown in profile with minimal detail and soft brushstrokes, surrounded by abstract shapes. On the right, a colored sketch depicts a person kneeling on the ground with one hand touching the ground, wearing a short-sleeved top with hints of red, green, and blue, a cap or headscarf, and a draped lower garment, all in broad pastel strokes. The background is a plain, light beige in both sketches.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
A Pig; Breton Peasant Kneeling [verso]
Paul Gauguin
- Date
- 1884-1888
- Medium
- crayon and graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 16.9 x 22.4 cm (6 5/8 x 8 13/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1991.217.47.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
- figure
- Post-Impressionist
- Peasants
- animal
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 74230. 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.