Provenance
Probably Marcel Guiot, Paris, by May 1942 [Rewald 1958]. Sold by Richard Zinser, New York, to the Art Institute, 1950.
Accession Number
72540
Medium
Pen and brown ink and graphite on parchment
Dimensions
24 × 31.8 cm (9 1/2 × 12 9/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Credit Line
David Adler Collection
Background & Context
Background Story
Paul Gauguin's Two Tahitian Women and a Marquesan Earplug (1891/93) is a pen and brown ink and graphite drawing on parchment. The drawing shows two Tahitian women, one wearing a Marquesan earplug, a traditional ornament from the Marquesas Islands. Gauguin was fascinated by the material culture of the Pacific islands, and his drawings often document traditional objects and customs.
Cultural Impact
Gauguin's drawings document the material culture of the Pacific islands that fascinated him.
Why It Matters
This drawing of two Tahitian women with a traditional earplug documents Pacific island culture.
