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The image consists of two panels on a plain background. The left panel shows the back view of a person wearing a hat with a wide brim. The right panel depicts a person in profile from the waist up, facing right, with minimal facial features and clothing details. Above the person are scattered written words.
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The image consists of two panels on a plain background. The left panel shows the back view of a person wearing a hat with a wide brim. The right panel depicts a person in profile from the waist up, facing right, with minimal facial features and clothing details. Above the person are scattered written words.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Head of Man with Hat, Seen from Behind; A Standing Woman [recto]

Paul Gauguin

Date
1884-1888
Medium
crayon, graphite, and pen and brown ink on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 16.9 x 22.7 cm (6 5/8 x 8 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1991.217.60.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
  • Man
  • Female figure
  • Writing
Provenance

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

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color notations upper right

NGA object ID 74255. 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.