A Man Leaning on a Wall with Five Other Studies; Two Bearded Men Wearing Hats, and Five Other Studies [recto]

Paul Gauguin

National Gallery of Art

The image consists of sketches on two panels. On the left panel, there is a person viewed from behind leaning on a bar or railing, depicted from head to toe wearing a hat. Additional smaller sketches surround this figure, including facial profiles and headwear. The right panel primarily focuses on facial profiles and heads in different styles of headgear, such as caps and hats. The facial features are minimally detailed with simple lines. The sketches are done in pencil on a lightly colored paper, with a blank background.