Breton Bather - Paul Gauguin

"Breton Bather" by Paul Gauguin (1886/87)

Charcoal and pastel, with touches of brush and brown ink, on ivory laid paper (discolored to tan), partially outlined in graphite and squared in black fabricated chalk, with yellow paint residue on verso.

Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago

"Breton Bather" by Paul Gauguin, 1886/87. Medium: Charcoal and pastel, with touches of brush and brown ink, on ivory laid paper (discolored to tan), partially outlined in graphite and squared in black fabricated chalk, with yellow paint residue on verso. This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Gift of Mrs. Charles B. Goodspeed.

Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records

Paul Gauguin: Paul Gauguin French, 1848-1903. Cultural context: France.

Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data

Technical Details Classification: pastel. Medium: Charcoal and pastel, with touches of brush and brown ink, on ivory laid paper (discolored to tan), partially outlined in graphite and squared in black fabricated chalk, with yellow paint residue on verso. Dimensions: 58.5 × 35 cm (23 1/16 × 13 13/16 in.). Subject tags: pastel. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/55341