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Paul Gauguin

Head of a Tahitian Woman

1891
graphite with stumping and graphite wash on parchment

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

In his writings, Gauguin often referred to his drawings as "documents"—records of motifs and ideas he could use later.

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