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This is a drawing of various sketches on a two-page spread. The left page features abstract sketches, including a profile with geometric features, a circular figure, a simple head form, and other line drawings. Some cursive writing is present alongside these sketches. The right page contains more detailed sketches such as a person wearing a hat and coat, and two figures composed of quick lines. The drawings are executed with a rough and fluid hand, emphasizing lines and shapes.
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This is a drawing of various sketches on a two-page spread. The left page features abstract sketches, including a profile with geometric features, a circular figure, a simple head form, and other line drawings. Some cursive writing is present alongside these sketches. The right page contains more detailed sketches such as a person wearing a hat and coat, and two figures composed of quick lines. The drawings are executed with a rough and fluid hand, emphasizing lines and shapes.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Caricature and Five Forms; A Man in Profile, a Winged Creature and a Boy [verso]

Paul Gauguin

Date
1884-1888
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 16.9 x 22.7 cm (6 5/8 x 8 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1991.217.51.b
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
  • Monster
Provenance

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

Inscription

lower left in graphite: au nedu avec / corde / Goude

NGA object ID 74238. 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.