Eye and Part of Face; A Breton Woman and Two Men [recto]
1886
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
![Eye and Part of Face; A Breton Woman and Two Men [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/81c9125f35b9b9e6/full.webp)
1886
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows two rough, quick drawings on paper. On the left, a single eye and part of a face peek out from behind a curtain or cloth. The lines are loose, almost like a quick note. On the right, three small figures stand or sit—one looks like a child, another an older man with a hat, and the third is a small, winged figure. The drawings feel hurried, like Gauguin was testing shapes and expressions. The paper is plain, and the crayon marks are light but confident. Next, check out Impressionism to see how this style fits into it.
![Four Studies of Breton Women; Shapes and Vases [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/9d4d602e9c3e8bff/thumb.webp)
![A Breton Woman Walking; Sketch with Stairs [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/5957dfa28320cc03/thumb.webp)
![Five Studies of Soldiers and a Woman's Face; Two Figures [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/9d09632e7e517067/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)
![Two Heads; Studies of Sheep [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/d045b25e15a504f5/thumb.webp)
![Two Breton Women; Landscape [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/3abe70d061ab2b76/thumb.webp)
![Trees; Sketch of Breton Boy [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/ffac7faa10ac7e52/thumb.webp)
![A Caricature and Five Forms; A Man in Profile, a Winged Creature and a Boy [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/ba33d39de90d54d7/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)
![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)
![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)
![Two Breton Figures and Studies of Two Geese; Man Wearing Hat [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/f7cd3e5e03e12434/thumb.webp)
