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Tahitian Carrying Bananas, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints - Paul Gauguin

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Tahitian Carrying Bananas, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints - Paul Gauguin
Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

"Tahitian Carrying Bananas, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints" by Paul Gauguin (1898/99)

Wood-block print in black ink on thin ivory Japanese paper, tipped on thin white Japanese paper.

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Source: Art Institute of Chicago
"Tahitian Carrying Bananas, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints" by Paul Gauguin, 1898/99. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink on thin ivory Japanese paper, tipped on thin white Japanese paper. This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Gift of the Print and Drawing Club.

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Source: Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records
Paul Gauguin: Paul Gauguin French, 1848-1903. 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 thin ivory Japanese paper, tipped on thin white Japanese paper. Dimensions: Image: 16.1 × 27.5 cm (6 3/8 × 10 7/8 in.); Primary support: 18.3 × 27.6 cm (7 1/4 × 10 7/8 in.); Secondary support: 18.6 × 27.6 cm (7 3/8 × 10 7/8 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/30503