Three Studies of Heads
Artist
Paul Gauguin
(French, 1848 - 1903)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1895
MediumPencil and chalk drawing
DimensionsOverall: 10 5/8 x 7 in. (27 x 17.8 cm)
SignedStamped with a collector's mark, "P.G." at lower right (Lugt 2078).
InscribedInscribed with "6" on upper left hand corner.
Stamped on the verso with Platt's collector's marks (Lugt 2066b and 750a) and inscribed in pencil by him, "Paul Gauguin His Sale p. 9 Michel Paris 1925 Princeton ex 1928".
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.68
Not on view
DescriptionPencil and black chalk drawing of three studies of heads.Label TextPaul Gauguin French (1848-1903) Three Studies of Heads, ca. 1895 Pencil and chalk drawing, 10 5/8 x 7 in. (27 x 17.8 cm) Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 50.48.68 ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition History"Master Drawings at the Chrysler Museum," Small Changing Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, February 26 - April 23, 1989. "France Delineated: French Works on Paper, 1650 to 1920", The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, July 13 - September 19, 1993. Published ReferencesEric M. Zafran. _One Hundred Drawings in the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. Chrysler Museum. 1979. No. 69, p. 28.
