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Head of a Cow [recto]
1884-1888
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 16.9 x 11.3 cm (6 5/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1991.217.39.a
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Paul Gauguin. Head of a Cow [recto]. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Head of a Cow [recto] — Paul Gauguin. 1884-1888.
Medium: graphite on wove paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 16.9 x 11.3 cm (6 5/8 x 4 7/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1991.217.39.a. The Armand Hammer Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.