Sketches of Figures and Foliage (recto); Profile of Charles Laval with Palm Tree and Other Sketches (verso)
| Title | Sketches of Figures and Foliage (recto); Profile of Charles Laval with Palm Tree and Other Sketches (verso) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Paul Gauguin French, 1848-1903 |
| Date | 1887 19th century |
| Medium | Black fabricated chalk with watercolor, on mottled blue wove paper with blue fibers, altered to light gray (recto); black fabricated chalk, with pen and brown ink, on mottled blue wove paper with blue fibers, altered to bluish-gray (verso) (removed from a sketchbook) |
| Classification | crayon |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Purchased with funds provided by the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Sketches of Figures and Foliage (recto); Profile of Charles Laval with Palm Tree and Other Sketches (verso)” is a work by Paul Gauguin French, 1848-1903, dated 1887. It is executed in black fabricated chalk with watercolor, on mottled blue wove paper with blue fibers, altered to light gray (recto); black fabricated chalk, with pen and brown ink, on mottled blue wove paper with blue fibers, altered to bluish-gray (verso) (removed from a sketchbook) and classified as crayon. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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