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Sketches of Figures, Pandanus Leaf, and Vanilla Plant by Paul Gauguin — VisualArtsDB

Sketches of Figures, Pandanus Leaf, and Vanilla Plant

Sketches of Figures, Pandanus Leaf, and Vanilla Plant

1891–1893

Medium: black fabricated chalk and watercolor on cream wove paper (removed from a sketchbook)
Dimensions: 31.3 × 20.1 cm (12 3/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
Genre: watercolor
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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