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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)

Wood-block print in black ink, with yellow ocher ink offset, on thin ivory Japanese paper, laid face down on ivory wove paper (recto); wood-block print in brownish-black ink on ivory wove paper (verso).

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Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago
"Te atua (The God), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints" by Paul Gauguin, 1898/99. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink, with yellow ocher ink offset, on thin ivory Japanese paper, laid face down on ivory wove paper (recto); wood-block print in brownish-black ink on ivory wove paper (verso). 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: Wood-block print in black ink, with yellow ocher ink offset, on thin ivory Japanese paper, laid face down on ivory wove paper (recto); wood-block print in brownish-black ink on ivory wove paper (verso). Dimensions: Image: 24.3 × 22.2 cm (9 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 24.3 × 22.2 cm (9 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 24.3 × 22.2 cm (9 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/52987