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The image features two separate sketches. On the left side, there is a full-body drawing of a person turned slightly away, wearing a long skirt, a shawl or cloak, and a hat or bonnet. The second figure in the background is a roughly sketched person standing in profile. On the right side, there is a colored sketch of a monkey's head, which appears to be resting on something. Below the monkey's head is another small sketch. The background of both panels is plain.
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The image features two separate sketches. On the left side, there is a full-body drawing of a person turned slightly away, wearing a long skirt, a shawl or cloak, and a hat or bonnet. The second figure in the background is a roughly sketched person standing in profile. On the right side, there is a colored sketch of a monkey's head, which appears to be resting on something. Below the monkey's head is another small sketch. The background of both panels is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Breton Woman and a Standing Man; Head and Hand of a Monkey [recto]

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
1991.217.57.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
  • Woman
  • Costume
  • Monkey
  • Post-Impressionist
  • Man
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 74249. 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.