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Paul Gauguin (b. Paris 1848, d. Fatu-Iwa 1903) Medallion (Pendentif). Unsigned. Metal, human hair, glass. 8.5×6.5 cm. The work is examined and registered by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Paris, and will be included in the forthcoming Gauguin Digital Catalogue Raisonné. WPI Reference no. 21.10.07 / 20920. The written confirmation is enclosed. Exhibited: “Gauguins verdener” (The Worlds of Gauguin), Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen 2016. Provenance: The Danish film director Henning Carlsen (1927–2014) who in 1986 directed the film “Oviri” on the life of Paul Gauguin The pendant / brooch was received as a gift in relation to the filming from the Danish based Gauguin family. The pendant is accompanied by a small hand-written note with the text: “Kære Else + Henning, Denne medalje er lavet af 'Oldefar' med Mettes hår og lavet af kakkelovns rør. God Jul. I love you. [Indistinct first name] Gauguin”. In translation: “Dear Else + Henning, This medallion is made by [our] 'great-grandfather' with Mette's hair and made from stove pipe. Merry Christmas. I love you. [Indistinct first name] Gauguin”. In the box for the brooch there is a typewritten note in the lid with the following text (translated from Danish): “This brooch in reality is Paul Gauguin's first artistic experiment - except for a few sketchy drawings. It is made for Mette Gauguin born Gad (1850–1920) from cuttings from a stove pipe after they as newly-weds (1873) moved into a recently renovated apartment at Place St. Georges, Paris 9'. It is depicted on a single photograph of Mette, where she is wearing it around her neck and in a painting by Gauguin of her in an elegant evening dress. Who the hair behind the watch glass belonged to is unknown. One can guess it was Mette's own or from their first-born son, Emil”. Photo of Mette & Paul Gauguin with Mette Gauguin wearing the medallion. (C) Julie Laurberg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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