A Grazing Cow; Head of a Woman with Her Hand on Her Cheek, and Head of a Man with His Hand on His Ear [verso]
1886
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
![A Grazing Cow; Head of a Woman with Her Hand on Her Cheek, and Head of a Man with His Hand on His Ear [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/634600a51135ea0b/full.webp)
1886
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows three quick drawings on light paper. On the left is a cow’s head, its horns and neck drawn in loose, wavy lines. On the right are two faces—a woman with her hand on her cheek, and a man with his hand on his ear. The lines are simple and sketchy, almost like doodles. These drawings look like practice studies, not finished art. The ink is thin and the strokes are fast, as if Gauguin was testing shapes and expressions. If you like this style, check out Impressionism.
![Two Cow's Heads [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/d880ac31a237a947/thumb.webp)
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![Head of a Man with a Study of His Back; Various Sketches with a Peasant Woman and a Goose [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/2fa4d0cd45c52509/thumb.webp)
![Eye and Part of Face; A Breton Woman and Two Men [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/81c9125f35b9b9e6/thumb.webp)
![Two Heads; Studies of Sheep [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/d045b25e15a504f5/thumb.webp)
![Two Head Studies and a Crouching Nude Woman; Two Women's Heads and a Head of Child [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/fe3fee334eaa34d1/thumb.webp)
![Five Studies of Heads; A Boy in Profile with Studies of Hands and Feet [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/71c9c87fde7c63ab/thumb.webp)
![Five Sheep; Head of a Woman and Head of a Bearded Man [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/b52e1d9f193e7f08/thumb.webp)
![A Breton Woman and a Standing Man; Head and Hand of a Monkey [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/e35c46eb8cb6c297/thumb.webp)
![Three Studies of Men's Heads, One with Spectacles; Dogs, Children, and Two Bearded Men in Profile [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/5397d62ca5c9a48b/thumb.webp)
![A Man Leaning on a Wall with Five Other Studies; Two Bearded Men Wearing Hats, and Five Other Studies [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/2df262058c2bfe48/thumb.webp)
