Study of Tahitian Heads

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Paul Gauguin

Title

Study of Tahitian Heads

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1898

Medium

Watercolor and pastel monotype from a paper matrix, with pastel, on cream Japanese paper, laid down on cream 4-ply mat board

Inscriptions

Signed lower left, in ink: "Au Docteur/ P Gauguin/ TAHITI,"

Dimensions

237 × 297 mm (primary support), 292 × 355 mm (secondary support)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCormick Blair and through prior acquistion of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

Reference Number

1993.171

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