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

Paul Gauguin

National Gallery of Art

The image contains two panels filled with various thin pencil lines, creating an abstract composition. On the left panel, a series of random squiggly and straight lines meander across the page, intersecting in places. In the right panel, similar abstract shapes appear, some suggesting stones or polygons, with small dots and markings scattered within and around them.

Artwork Details

Date
1884-1888
Medium
graphite, crayon, and pen and brown ink on wove paper
Dimensions
4083 × 3133 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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