Paul Gauguin

Man with an Ax

1893/94
Pen and black ink, and brush and black wash, with pen and brown ink (originally purple) and touches of graphite, on heavily textured ivory wove paper
35.1 × 25.1 cm (13.8 × 9.9 in)

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