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Bust of a Tahitian Woman by Paul Gauguin — VisualArtsDB

Bust of a Tahitian Woman

Bust of a Tahitian Woman

1894

Medium: Watercolor monotype on ivory Japanese paper, discolored to tan, laid down on tan wove paper
Dimensions: Primary support: 24.2 × 20 cm (9 9/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Secondary support: 35.3 × 26.2 cm (13 15/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
Genre: watercolor
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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