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Paul Gauguin — L'Enfant à la mandoline
Paul Gauguin

L'Enfant à la mandoline

1885

Paul Gauguin's 'L'Enfant à la mandoline' from 1885 combines gouache, watercolor, and pencil on silk to create a delicate yet expressive composition. The mixed media approach on silk substrate reflects Gauguin's experimental techniques during this period of his career.

Medium
gouache, watercolor and pencil on silk
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Modernités

October 25, 2022

Estimate: $400,000 – $600,000

Lot 43

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Paul Gauguin, L'Enfant à la mandoline, 1885

Paul Gauguin's 'L'Enfant à la mandoline' from 1885 combines gouache, watercolor, and pencil on silk to create a delicate yet expressive composition. The mixed media approach on silk substrate reflects Gauguin's experimental techniques during this period of his career.

Medium
gouache, watercolor and pencil on silk
Year
1885
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

French, 19th Century, Musical, Exotic, Gouache And Watercolor, Post-Impressionism, Decorative, Child, Portrait, Figurative

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums