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Te atua (The God), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints - Paul Gauguin

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Te atua (The God), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints - Paul Gauguin
Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

"Te atua (The God), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints" by Paul Gauguin (1898/99)

Second-state impression laid down on first-state impression Wood-block print of second state in black ink on lunette-shaped, thin ivory Japanese paper, laid down on wood-block print of first state in brownish-black ink on lunette-shaped ivory wove paper.

Commentary

Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago
"Te atua (The God), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints" by Paul Gauguin, 1898/99. Medium: Second-state impression laid down on first-state impression Wood-block print of second state in black ink on lunette-shaped, thin ivory Japanese paper, laid down on wood-block print of first state in brownish-black ink on lunette-shaped ivory wove paper. This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Gift of the Print and Drawing Club.

Commentary

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: Second-state impression laid down on first-state impression Wood-block print of second state in black ink on lunette-shaped, thin ivory Japanese paper, laid down on wood-block print of first state in brownish-black ink on lunette-shaped ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Image/primary/secondary support: 23.1 × 20.2 cm (9 1/8 × 8 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/44782