Walking stick with a female nude and a Breton sabot on the handle by Paul Gauguin — Paul Gauguin. Walking stick with a female nude and a Breton sabot on the handle, ca. 1888–90. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Walking stick with a female nude and a Breton sabot on the handle

by Paul Gauguin

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Artist: Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands)
Date: ca. 1888–90
Medium: Boxwood, mother-of-pearl [Pinctada margaritifera (black-lip pearl oyster)], glass, and iron
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 36 1/2 × 2 1/16 × 1 11/16 in. (92.7 × 5.2 × 4.3 cm)
Type: Sculpture
Classification: Sculpture
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967
Accession no.: 67.187.45a, b

Provenance

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