Manuscript Pages [recto]
1884-1888
![Manuscript Pages [recto] by Paul Gauguin](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/manuscript-pages-recto-nga-74235.webp)
Medium
page of notes; pen and brown ink on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 16.9 x 22 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
1991.217.50.a
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the National Gallery of Art are invited to explore an intimate artifact from Paul Gauguin early career: *Manuscript Pages [recto]*, created between 1884 and 1888. This modest drawing, measuring just 16.9 x 22 cm, features a page of notes rendered in pen and brown ink on w paper—a smooth, versatile support favored for its fine texture in detailed works on paper. Part of The Armand Hammer Collection in the CG-E Department, it offers a rare peek into the Post-Impressionist's creative process during a pivotal time. In the mid-1880s, Gauguin was transitioning from a successful stockbro...
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 ...