Change of Residence, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints - Paul Gauguin

Gift of Edward McCormick Blair

European Art Modern Art Paintings Prints

"Change of Residence, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints" by Paul Gauguin (1899) Wood-block print in black ink, with touches of red and black watercolor, on cream wove paper.

Commentary

"Change of Residence, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints" by Paul Gauguin (1899) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Its painted surface guides your eye through color, brushwork, and contrast r ather than through narrative alone. Themes to notice include woodcut. This piece is held in the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Paul Gauguin is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Paul Gauguin French, 1848-1903. The work is cataloged within a France cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as woodcut, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Wood-block print in black ink, with touches of red and black watercolor, on cream wove paper) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (162 × 305 mm (image), 165 × 305 mm (sheet)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include woodcut. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/159087

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data