Five Sheep; Four Head Studies [verso]

1884-1888 · Drawing

Can I see it?

Not on view at present

Where is “Five Sheep; Four Head Studies [verso]” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 10 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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Details

Accession number: 1991.217.55.b

What it shows

Hat Sheep Face

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Pen and ink Impressionism 19th century French Post-Impressionist

Sources

National Gallery of Art
Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access

In the life of Paul Gauguin

The whole life

1870s–1891 · Workplace
Paris
1883
Becomes a Professional Artist
From 1883 Gauguin was a professional artist: he gave up his work as a broker and devoted all his time to painting.
1884 – April 1885 · Residence
Frederiksberg
1884–1885
Break with His Family
In 1884 Gauguin moved with his family to Copenhagen, where he worked for a time as a broker; after he devoted himself entirely to painting, his wife, left without means, abandoned him, taking their five children. In 1885 he returned to Paris with his son Clovis and spent his first winter in real poverty.
April 1885 · Residence
Nørregade
October – December 1888
Nine Weeks with Van Gogh in Arles
In 1888, at Theo's insistence, Gauguin worked for nine weeks with Vincent van Gogh in his Yellow House in Arles. Their relationship deteriorated: on the evening of 23 December 1888, according to Gauguin's later account, Vincent came at him with a razor and then cut off his own ear; Gauguin left Arles, and they never saw each other again.