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A Pig; Breton Peasant Kneeling [verso]

Paul Gauguin

National Gallery of Art

The image has two separate sketches side by side in a single frame. On the left, there is a simple line drawing of an animal resembling a horse, shown in profile with minimal detail and soft brushstrokes, surrounded by abstract shapes. On the right, a colored sketch depicts a person kneeling on the ground with one hand touching the ground, wearing a short-sleeved top with hints of red, green, and blue, a cap or headscarf, and a draped lower garment, all in broad pastel strokes. The background is a plain, light beige in both sketches.

Artwork Details

Date
1884-1888
Medium
crayon and graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
3494 × 2711 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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