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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

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

Tahitian Heads

c. 1891/1893

Pencil sketches of geese in various poses and studies of two girls wearing bonnets on a two-panel sheet.

Geese; Girls in Bonnets, Geese [recto]

1886

Pencil sketch of a monkey head and cottage on left; colored pencil drawing of a seated boy in a blue hat on right.

Monkey and Cottage; Little Breton Boy [recto]

1886

Two Studies of a Child's Head; Two Studies of a Child's Head, a Woman in Profile, and a Man Wrestling an Animal [recto]

1884-1888

Five Studies of Heads; A Boy in Profile with Studies of Hands and Feet [verso]

1884-1888

Two handwritten manuscript pages: a list of addresses on the left and a page of synthetic notes in ink on the right.

Address List; Manuscript Page [recto]

1884-1888

Pencil sketches and a handwritten drink list on two pages, with angular marks, wavy lines, and a small face drawing.

"Neige" (Snow); Itinerary [recto]

1884-1888

Pencil sketch on tan paper with four loose forms, including leg-like shapes and a curved hand or tapering object.

Four Fantastic Forms [recto]

1884-1888

Profile of a Boy and Self-Portrait [recto]

1884/1886

Heads of a Boy and a Man (Self-Portrait?) [verso]

1884-1888

Three Studies of a Man Wearing a Hat [recto]

1884-1888

Head of a Cow [recto]

1884-1888

Graphite sketch of a bearded man's head above a smaller drawing of a dog's head on pale paper.

Head of a Bearded Man with a Head of a Dog [recto]

1884-1888

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a figure seated on the ground, drawn in loose contour lines with the arms and legs outlined.

Figure Seated on the Ground [recto]

1884-1888

Pencil sketch sheets with a man leaning on a wall, two bearded men in hats, and several small figure and hand studies.

A Man Leaning on a Wall with Five Other Studies; Two Bearded Men Wearing Hats, and Five Other Studies [recto]

1884-1888

Graphite sketch sheet with studies of three men's heads, a hand, and rough figure lines, plus handwritten notes.

Two Figures and a Bench; Three Studies of Men's Heads and One of a Hand [recto]

1884-1888

Two Head Studies and a Crouching Nude Woman; Two Women's Heads and a Head of Child [recto]

1884-1888

Landscape with a Cottage; Profile of Boy, Profile of Man, Two Women in a Landscape, and Five Other Studies [verso]

1884-1888

Pencil sketches on two sheets: a tree and landscape with a man's head, and a face inside a hatched square.

Landscape and Head of Man; Head of Monkey Inside a Square [recto]

1884-1888

Drawing of a boy in a blue hat in colored pencil beside graphite studies of a pig and a crouched washerwoman.

Little Breton Boy; A Pig and a Washerwoman [recto]

1884-1888

Two handwritten French manuscript pages in brown ink on pale paper, mounted on a grey backing.

Manuscript Pages [recto]

1884-1888

Two-panel sketch: left shows loose figure studies in pencil; right shows a colored crayon village street with rooftops and fi

Two Breton Figures; Bridge at Pont-Aven [recto]

1884-1888

Two Breton Figures and Studies of Two Geese; Man Wearing Hat [verso]

1884-1888

Pencil sketches on two sheets: a large eye and part of a headscarfed face on the left, and three small figure studies on the

Eye and Part of Face; A Breton Woman and Two Men [recto]

1884-1888

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

1884-1888

Pencil studies of a pig beside a colored pencil drawing of a boy in a hat carrying a jug, with green foliage behind.

Three Studies of a Pig; Breton Boy Walking with a Jug [recto]

1886

Two-panel pencil sketch with angular studies of standing and seated human figures, an easel, and rough landscape lines.

Group of Human Forms; A Man Seated [recto]

1884-1888

Figure Studies; Studies of Soldiers [verso]

1884-1888

Pencil sketch on two panels: a man's bust-length self-portrait on the right, and circles with handwritten numbers on the left

Circles and Numbers; Self-Portrait [recto]

c. 1884/1886

Two Heads; Studies of Sheep [recto]

1884-1888

Head of a Man with a Study of His Back; Various Sketches with a Peasant Woman and a Goose [recto]

1884-1888

Pencil hand study and ink sketches of a woman's head and a bearded man's head with hands on cheek and ear.

A Grazing Cow; Head of a Woman with Her Hand on Her Cheek, and Head of a Man with His Hand on His Ear [verso]

1884-1888

Two sheets of sketches: a pencil drawing of a Breton woman and standing man, and a colored head study with a hand.

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

1884-1888

Pencil and colored crayon sketch of two women in white headdresses and blue dresses, with a graphite study on the right.

Two Breton Women; Landscape [recto]

1884-1888

Two sheets of sketches: pencil studies of sheep on the left, and brown ink heads of a woman and a bearded man on the right.

Five Sheep; Head of a Woman and Head of a Bearded Man [recto]

1884-1888

Pencil sketches of a man in a hat seen from behind and a standing woman, with handwritten color notes above.

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

1884-1888

Studies of Jugs and Vases; A Man with Moustache and a Boy with a Hat [recto]

1884-1888

Pencil sketches on two sheets: studies of soldiers' heads in caps, a woman's face, and a standing figure with hands.

Five Studies of Soldiers and a Woman's Face; Two Figures [recto]

1884-1888

Soldiers; Four Soldiers and a Seated Figure [verso]

1884-1888

Pencil sketches on beige paper: a church tower with spire on the left, and a loose figure study with a dome outline on the ri

Church Tower; A Sketch of a Fan [recto]

1884-1888

Two sketch pages: a brown ink boy's face on the left and pencil studies of a sheep head and lines on the right.

Boy's Face; Two Sheep [verso]

1884-1888

A Profile and Four Shapes; Sketch of a Man's Head [recto]

1884-1888

Two sheets of pen and pencil sketches showing studies of a child's head and a seated figure, with handwritten notes.

Seated Figure and a Cow; Three Studies of a Child's Head

1884-1888

Study of Tahitian Heads

c. 1898

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with closed eyes and head tilted, hands resting in her lap, on tan paper.

Seated Tahitian Woman (related to the painting Te faaturuma [Reverie])

1891/93

Pastel drawing of a seated nude woman with bowed head against a green background and a pale cloth at her hip.

Seated Nude Seen from Above

1888/1889