Paul Gauguin (b. Paris 1848, d. Fatu-Iwa 1903)
Boy's portrait. Unsigned. Inscribed on the back: “Gauguin. Purchased at estate auction after Prof. Karl and Mrs. Mimi Larsen. Gift from the artist to Mrs. Mimi”, signed E. Hirschsprung. Gouache on paper laid down on cardboard. 18×12 cm. Unframed.
Provenance: “Boet efter afdøde professor Karl Larsen” (The estate of the late Professor Karl Larsen), auction 130, V. Winkel & Magnussen's Kunstauktioner, Copenhagen 10 March 1933, cat. no. 237. At the same auction, three other works by Paul Gauguin were offered: “Woman at Window”, labeled L'Inintelligible au profil major, oil, 42×39 cm. (cat. no. 235); “Harbour scenery”. Draft for fan, watercolour, 28×56 cm. (cat. no. 236) and “Peasant girl seen from the back. Inscribed on the reverse: To Miss Schwarzkopf from Paul Gauguin”, charcoal and chalk (cat. no. 238).
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