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The image shows a colored sketch on the left side and some light pencil sketches on the right. The left side displays a young boy in a three-quarter body view, bent forward slightly, as if pouring from a large red jug he's holding with both hands. The boy's face is visible in profile, with faint features, and he has short, light-colored hair. He is wearing a loose-fitting blue outfit with a long sleeve top and pants. His head is topped with a floppy blue hat. The background is filled with light green and yellow shading, with indistinct forms suggesting an outdoor setting. There is a faint signature or writing on the left side of the drawing near his shoulder. On the right side, there are light pencil sketches of various objects or forms, which are not clearly defined. The overall background on this side is plain.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
A Breton Boy with a Jug; Five Animal Forms [verso]
Paul Gauguin
- Date
- 1884-1888
- Medium
- crayon and graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 16.9 x 22.6 cm (6 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1991.217.52.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
- Costume
- Bottle
- Vase
- Post-Impressionist
- boy
- portrait
- 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 74240. 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.