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Woodcut with hand coloring showing a reclining nude woman, an orange dog, a tree, huts, and a tropical landscape.

Manao tupapau (She Thinks of the Ghost or The Ghost Thinks of Her)

1894/95

Bust of a Nude Woman and Three-Quarter Figure of a Man with a White Cap in Profile, Third Small Figure at Far Right,…

1899/1900

Black woodcut print of oxen moving past women in headdresses beside a shrine, with hills in the background.

Wayside Shrine in Brittany, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1898/99

Black and white woodblock print of a pensive seated woman with her head in her hands, a pale dog and a dark animal nearby.

Human Miseries, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1898/99

Dark woodcut-style print of a reclining woman on a pale ground, with a ghostly figure and small flame shapes above her.

Manau tupapau (She Thinks of the Ghost or The Ghost Thinks of Her), from the Noa Noa Suite

1893/94

Black-and-white woodblock print of seated nude women, a standing nude with fruit, animals and foliage in a bordered frame.

Women, Animals, and Foliage, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1898/99

Black and cream woodcut print of a man leading an ox cart along a rocky path beside dark hills.

The Ox Cart, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1898/99

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

Black and cream woodcut of a seated woman with hands to her head beside a child, with a reclining figure and wavy rocks behin

At the Black Rocks, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1898/99

Black and cream woodcut of a reclining Tahitian woman holding a flower near her face, with the words Le Sourire carved above.

Tahitian Woman, headpiece for Le sourire

1899/1900

Black woodcut of two stylized women chatting, with vertical lettering reading LE SOURIRE and a crescent moon at upper right.

Two Women Chattering, headpiece for Le Sourire

1900

Orange and black woodcut showing two figures in foreground with dense hatched background and foliage.

Young Maoris

1896/97

Two Maoris

1896/97

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

Black and white woodcut of a reclining woman on a flower-patterned cloth, with leafy foliage above.

Te arii vahine - opoi (Woman with Mangos - Tired), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1898/99

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

Trees; Sketch of Breton Boy [verso]

1884-1888

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

Pencil sketch of a woman standing beside a cow, with a head study and loose strokes; the left panel is blank.

Woman with Cow, and Goose; Counterproof [verso]

1884-1888

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

Two handwritten manuscript pages in French ink, one with dense text and corrections, the other mostly blank.

Manuscript Pages [verso]

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 two panels: loose forms on the left, rock shapes and handwritten place names including Kiel and Hamburg on t

Head of a Monkey; Inventory of Bottles and Beverages [verso]

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

Handwritten sketch of a color wheel with labeled color names and French notes on primary colors below.

Color Chart with Annotations [verso]

1884-1888

Profile of a Boy and Self-Portrait [recto]

1884/1886