Trees; Sketch of Breton Boy [verso] 1884 - 1888

This pencil drawing, "Trees; Sketch of Breton Boy [verso]," was created by the renowned Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin between 1884 and 1888. The composition features two distinct sketches on facing sides of the sheet. The recto depicts a stylized tree, rendered with Gauguin's characteristic expressive lines. The verso showcases a rough sketch of a young Breton boy, possibly a study for a larger painting. The intimate scale of the piece and the expressive lines of the artist's hand reveal Gauguin's artistic process and his keen observation of the natural world and the people who inhabited it.