Bust of a Young Breton Woman
A charcoal drawing shows a young woman's head and shoulders turned slightly to the right, her hair covered by a cap and a knotted scarf at her neck. Soft, hatched strokes model the face and sketchy lines suggest a window frame and wall behind her.
- Artist
- Paul Gauguin
- Date
- 1886/88
- Medium
- Black fabricated chalk on ivory laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1639 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1892).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Arthur Heun Fund