Two ink sketches on thin wove paper, Tahitian woman (unsigned), self-portrait (signed with the initials PGO), attributed* to Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Each measures approximately 6 x 4 1/2 inches. Both drawings were removed from a small sketchbook containing over 100 drawings, sketches, and watercolors. Both are in overall good condition. Unframed for inspection and post-auction shipping.

Provenance: Property of a private Southwest collector.

Preston Hall Gallery sold a work attributed to Paul Gauguin on March 10, 2015, from the same collection as the present lot. Subsequently, that drawing sold at Sotheby's, Paris, on June 1, 2016, Lot 79, in the amount of $33,428.
See: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/art-impressionniste-et-moderne-pf1606/lot.79.html

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