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Sketch of Maori Woman and Child by Paul Gauguin — VisualArtsDB

Sketch of Maori Woman and Child

Sketch of Maori Woman and Child

1891–1893

Medium: Pen and brown ink (originally purple), with touches of graphite on cream wove irregularly shaped paper, discolored to tan (removed from a sketchbook)
Dimensions: 16.3 × 4.3 cm (6 7/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
Genre: pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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