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Heads of Tahitian Women, Frontal and Profile Views, 1891/93. Charcoal and wetted charcoal, with stumping and erasing, on cream wove paper, selectively fixed.

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Charcoal and wetted charcoal, with stumping and erasing, on cream wove paper, selectively fixed · 41.3 × 32.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Post-Impressionism

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Museum title
Heads of Tahitian Women, Frontal and Profile Views
Artist
Paul Gauguin French, 1848-1903
Date
1891/93
Medium
Charcoal and wetted charcoal, with stumping and erasing, on cream wove paper, selectively fixed
Dimensions
41.3 × 32.5 cm (16 5/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
Credit line
Gift of David Adler and his friends
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1848–1903

Post-Impressionism c. 1886–1905

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Heads of Tahitian Women, Frontal and Profile Views · Paul Gauguin, 1891/93
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