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Mahana atua (Day of the God) - Paul Gauguin

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Mahana atua (Day of the God) - Paul Gauguin
The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection

"Mahana atua (Day of the God)" by Paul Gauguin (1894/95, printed and published 1921)

Wood-block print in black ink on grayish-ivory China paper.

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Source: Art Institute of Chicago
"Mahana atua (Day of the God)" by Paul Gauguin, 1894/95, printed and published 1921. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink on grayish-ivory China paper. This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection.

Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records
Paul Gauguin: Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903) printed by Pola Gauguin (Danish, born France, 1883-1961) published by Christian Cato, Copenhagen. Cultural context: France.

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Source: Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data
Technical Details Classification: woodcut. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink on grayish-ivory China paper. Dimensions: Image: 18.2 × 20.3 cm (7 3/16 × 8 in.); Sheet: 26.7 × 42.9 cm (10 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14314