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Volpini Suite: Breton Women by a Gate (Bretonnes à la Barrière)

Paul Gauguin

Cleveland Museum of Art

Yellow image with black and white drawing. Woman wearing a long dress and a white hat stands beside a gate. Her right arm bends at the elbow and her left arm behind her back. She faces left. The gate beside her has vertical bars and a curved top rail. Behind her on the right is a patterned shawl. In the background on the left are trees. A dirt road extends from the woman left and towards the background. In the distance on the left are low buildings. The artist's signature appears at the bottom left.

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900 × 715 px
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