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Te atua (The God), from the Noa Noa Suite - Paul Gauguin

Te atua (The God), from the Noa Noa Suite - Paul Gauguin
The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection

"Te atua (The God), from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin (1894)

Wood-block print in black ink, over a stenciled orange-ink tone block, on cream wove paper (an imitation Japanese vellum).

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"Te atua (The God), from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin, 1894. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink, over a stenciled orange-ink tone block, on cream wove paper (an imitation Japanese vellum). This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection.

Commentary

Paul Gauguin: Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903) printed in collaboration with Louis Roy (French, 1862-1907). Cultural context: France.

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Technical Details Classification: woodcut. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink, over a stenciled orange-ink tone block, on cream wove paper (an imitation Japanese vellum). Dimensions: Image/sheet: 20.4 × 35.5 cm (8 1/16 × 14 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/55320