Oil on plate, 23 x 33 cm. Small surface crackling and light wear to the frame. A note on the verso indicates that one of the women is Jean René Gauguin's mother (and Paul Gauguin's wife), Mette Gauguin, and gives a date of 1908. Unsigned. 

The fourth child of the marriage of Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) and Mette Sophie Gad (1850–1920), Jean René Gauguin was born in Paris in 1881. His family moved to Copenhagen in 1884 where his father briefly and unsuccessfully tried to make a living as a tarpaulin salesman. Jean René had little contact with his father after the age of ten, when Paul Gaugin left Denmark for Tahiti. Jean René was raised in Denmark and became an active and prolific ceramist and sculptor. His ceramic production pieces were made in collaboration with Sleiss of Gmunden, Bing & Grondahl, Copenhagen and Sèvres. He is also known for his bronze castings of athletes, dancers, centaurs, and classically inspired male and female torsos. Although less well-known than his father's, his work shows great originality, a vibrant color sense, and masterful technique.