Modern · National Gallery of Art · 46713

Père Paillard

Paul Gauguin, 1902

This stylized, free-standing, wood sculpture shows a seated man with horns, creating a column-like shape. The statue is carved from polished, reddish-brown wood. The column is divided into three sections for the head, torso, and legs. In this photograph, the man faces us. He has gold-colored eyes under arched brows, a wide nose, thin lips, and a square jaw. The horns rise from over his temples. In the middle section, he holds his hands in front of his chest, nearly touching as if in prayer. The bottom section shows his shins, knees together. His feet, which are roughly carved, turn outward. The base along the bottom is carved with words painted in gold, reading, “PERE PAILLARO.”

National Gallery of Art · National Gallery of Art, Washington · Chester Dale Collection · CC0 · Public domain

Artist: Paul Gauguin
Date: 1902
Medium: painted miro wood
Dimensions: 67.9 x 18 x 20.7 cm (26 3/4 x 7 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Era: Modern

Why it matters

Père Paillard, dated 1902, is catalogued by National Gallery of Art as a work in painted miro wood. The museum attributes the work to Paul Gauguin. The recorded dimensions are 67.9 x 18 x 20.7 cm (26 3/4 x 7 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.

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