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Head of a Tahitian Woman

Paul Gauguin

Cleveland Museum of Art

The drawing depicts a woman's head and shoulders. Her face is angled slightly to the left. She has long, straight hair parted in the middle. Her eyes are cast downward. She has a small nose and thin lips. The drawing is in shades of gray on a brownish-tan background. The paper is aged with darker edges and spots of darker brown throughout. The drawing appears to be a sketch or study.

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713 × 893 px
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