Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude), from the Noa Noa Suite - Paul Gauguin

"Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude), from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin (1893/94)

Wood-block print, printed twice in brown and black inks, with selective wiping of the brown, and hand-applied green, blue, two yellows, and pink watercolor on ivory wove Japanese paper laid down on cream laid Japanese paper (a laminate made by the artist).

Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago

"Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude), from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin, 1893/94. Medium: Wood-block print, printed twice in brown and black inks, with selective wiping of the brown, and hand-applied green, blue, two yellows, and pink watercolor on ivory wove Japanese paper laid down on cream laid Japanese paper (a laminate made by the artist). This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Clarence Buckingham Collection.

Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records

Paul Gauguin: Paul Gauguin French, 1848-1903. Cultural context: France.

Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data

Technical Details Classification: woodcut. Medium: Wood-block print, printed twice in brown and black inks, with selective wiping of the brown, and hand-applied green, blue, two yellows, and pink watercolor on ivory wove Japanese paper laid down on cream laid Japanese paper (a laminate made by the artist). Dimensions: Image: 20.4 × 35.5 cm (8 1/16 × 14 in.); Sheets: 20.7 × 35.8 cm (8 3/16 × 14 1/8 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/63032