Interior of a Tahitian Hut, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints - Paul Gauguin

Interior of a Tahitian Hut, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints - Paul Gauguin
Gift of Edward McCormick Blair
Drawings European Art Modern Art Prints
"Interior of a Tahitian Hut, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints" by Paul Gauguin (1898/99) Wood-block print in black ink on thin ivory Japanese paper.

Commentary

Commentary

"Interior of a Tahitian Hut, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints" by Paul Gauguin (1898/99) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Themes to notice include woodcut. This piece i s 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 on thin ivory Japanese paper) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Image: 11.5 × 21 cm (4 9/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 14 × 22.2 cm (5 9/16 × 8 3/4 in.)) 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/159095
Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data