Head of a Monkey; Inventory of Bottles and Beverages [verso]
1884-1888
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Medium
graphite, crayon, and pen and brown ink on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 16.9 x 22.1 cm (6 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Armand Hammer Collection
Accession Number
1991.217.35.b
Art Historical Context
Behold Paul Gauguin's *Head of a Monkey; Inventory of Bottles and Beverages (verso), a double-sided drawing from 188–1888, now housed in the National Gallery of Art part of The Armand Hammer Collection. Created on modest wove paper measuring just 16.9 x 22.1 cm, it showcases Gauguin's masterful use of graphite, crayon, pen, and brown inktechniques that highlight his fluid line work and textural depth. In the mid-1880s, Gauguin was transitioning from a stockbroker's life to full-time artistry in France, aligning with the Post-Impressionist movement alongside friends like Van Gogh and Pissarro....
About the Artist
Paul Gauguin · 1848–1903
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose bold experiments with color, form, and subject matter made him one of the most influential figures in the transition from 19th-century art to modernism. His rejection of European civilization for the perceived authenticity of 'primitive' cultures established an archetype of artistic exile that continues to resonate. Gauguin's ...