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Paul Gauguin

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Pencil portrait of a woman with long dark hair and lowered eyes, drawn on tan paper.

Head of a Tahitian Woman

1891

Tahitian Faces (Frontal View and Profiles)

ca. 1899

Seated Tahitian Woman (recto), Sketches of Roosters and Chickens (verso)

1891/93

Charcoal and pastel study of a seated Breton woman in headscarf and shawl, with a small hand sketch at lower right.

Seated Breton Woman

1886

Woman with a Cat

c. 1900

Fan-shaped watercolor design of a colorful landscape with a haloed standing figure, a rider on a horse, and a blue bird.

Design for a Fan Featuring a Landscape and a Statue of the Goddess Hina

1900/03

Watercolor of a thatched hut under green trees, with a seated figure on a sandy path and a palm tree at left.

Tahitian Hut

1891/93

Pencil and watercolor sketches of crouching and standing figures, a pig's head, and a hut with a red roof at water's edge.

Sketches of Crouching and Standing Figures, a Pig, and a Hut at Water’s Edge

1891

Pen and ink sketch sheet with about ten studies of seated and standing women, one figure lightly washed in blue.

Ten Studies of Tahitian Figures

1891/93

Watercolor and drawing of a seated nude woman with a flower headband, with a reclining figure and rocky background in ochre t

Aha oe feii? (What! Are You Jealous?)

1894

Pencil sketches of pigs, a standing goat, and cattle heads and legs scattered across a yellowed sheet of paper.

Sketches of Various Animals and Head (recto), Sketches of a Head, Figure in Profile, Anatomical Details, and Animals…

1891/93

Charcoal portrait drawing of a woman with short dark hair and a rounded collar, looking straight ahead.

Head of a Tahitian Woman

about 1892

Sepia drawing of a nude woman beside a horned figure and a coiled serpent, by Paul Gauguin, about 1899-1900.

Eve ['The Nightmare'] (recto); Eve ['The Nightmare'] (verso)

about 1899-1900

Brown paper with handwritten title Chez les Maories Sauvageries, painted plants, blue and yellow rays and a sketched fruit.

Chez les Maories: Sauvageries (At Home with the Maori: Savage Things)

1893

Charcoal sketch of a young child's head with closed eyes and a partial hand visible at lower left on tan paper.

Emil Gauguin as a Child, Right Hand Forward

c. 1875-1876

Charcoal sketch of a child's face with downcast eyes and curly hair on toned paper.

Emil Gauguin as a Child

c. 1875-1876

Emil Gauguin as a Child, Head on a Pillow

c. 1875-1876

Charcoal portrait drawing of a young child with short hair and a collared shirt on tan paper.

Emil Gauguin as a Child, Wearing a Collared Shirt

c. 1875-1876

Watercolor sketch of a nude woman with arm raised, standing on a rock beside a stream against blue washes.

Pape moe

1893/94

Pencil sketch on paper of seated figures, a chicken, and studies of animals, including a woman seen from behind.

Sketches of Seated Figures and Chickens (recto), Nude Female Torso (related to the painting Te a no areois [The Seed…

1891/93

Mother and Child (recto); Profile Bust of a Man (verso)

1870s

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a head covering holding a child on her lap, drawn on speckled tan paper.

Mother and Child (recto)

1870s

Ink and watercolor drawing of a standing woman beside a pale horse and a red lizard, with handwritten French text above.

Nave Nave Fenua

probably 1894

Drawing of a woman in a long dress carrying a child on her shoulders, with figures and trees in a brown landscape behind.

Hail Mary (Ia Orana Maria)

ca. 1893-95

A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair

1891-92

Watercolor sketch of a Breton fisherman bent over a boat beside a seated woman in a headscarf, in muted yellow and blue tones

Bretonisches Fischerpaar im Boot

1894

Pencil sketch of a crucified Christ figure on yellow paper, with a small head study and an animal drawing beside it.

Sketch for "The Yellow Christ

Pen and ink sketch of two nude women and a pencil study of a carved Marquesan earplug on aged paper.

Two Tahitian Women and a Marquesan Earplug

1891/93

Pastel drawing of a sleeping reclining nude woman on a white pillow against a pink and blue background.

Reclining Nude [recto]

1894/1895

Colored chalk study of a nude female figure with raised arm against black, red and yellow bands, on aged paper.

Study for Aita tamari vahine Judith te parari [verso]

c. 1894

Ink drawing of a rural landscape with a thatched cottage, bare trees and a grassy field on tan paper.

Landscape at Pont-Aven

c. 1888

Parau No Te Varau Ino (left); Tahitian Legend (right)

c. 1890/1895