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Five Sheep; Four Head Studies [verso]

Paul Gauguin

National Gallery of Art

The drawing displays abstract shapes and lines across a two-panel composition. The left panel features elongated forms resembling draped fabrics or fish-like figures, filled with sketched lines. The right panel includes abstract profiles and busts of human faces, one encircled. The elements suggest human portraits and flowing garments in an abstract arrangement.

Artwork Details

Date
1884-1888
Medium
pen and brown ink and graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
3505 × 2704 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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