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| Artist / Maker | Paul Gauguin |
|---|---|
| Date | 1870s |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | black chalk |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 26.8 x 20.4 cm (10 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.) |
| Department | Drawings |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
Gauguin spent the first seven years of his life with his mother and great uncle in Peru. In 1855 his mother took him back to France where he attended boarding school. He joined the merchant marine when he was seventeen and began traveling around South America. When Gauguin's mother died in 1868, Gustave Arosa, an art collector and photographer, became his legal guardian. Arosa's collection included works by Corot (q.v.), Courbet (q.v.), Delacroix (q.v.), and the Barbizon painters, and it… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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