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Paul Gauguin
Portrait of Meyer de Haan   c. 1889-1890

polychromed oak
58.4 x 29.8 x 22.8 cm
Purchased 1968
National Gallery of Canada (no. 15310)

Gauguin has emphasized the penetrating eyes and large hands of the Dutch artist, Meyer de Haan (1852-1895), with whom he painted in Le Pouldu, Brittany. The inclusion of the bird may be intended as a visual pun, since "haan" means rooster in Dutch.
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