Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin 1848 - 1903 Charette de Varech. 1891. Watercolor over pencil on paper. On thin paper (with the perforated edge at the top). 17.2 x 27.4 cm (6.7 x 10.7 in), size oof sheet. With a landscape sketch in pencil on the rerverse. • A rare, double-sided work on paper by the influential Post-Impressionist. • Although Paul Gauguin embarked on his first trip to Tahiti in the year this work was created, he revisits one of his famous Breton motifs here. • The motif of the hard-working coastal population is central to his search for an authentic and simple way of life. • Gauguin’s works featuring Breton motifs are held in renowned museums, including the Musée de Pont-Aven, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. PROVENANCE: Private collection. Private collection, Europe (since 2005, Fattori & Rois). Private collection, Germany (probably since 2014, Sotheby’s). Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above). LITERATURE: Fattori & Rois, Granville, Dec. 4, 2005, lot 86 Sotheby’s London, Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, June 24, 2014, lot 137. Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 15.33 h +/- 20 min.

Estimate:£20,858.30

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