Manau tupapau (She Thinks of the Ghost or The Ghost Thinks of Her), from the Noa Noa Suite - Paul Gauguin

"Manau tupapau (She Thinks of the Ghost or The Ghost Thinks of Her), from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin (1893/94)

Wood-block print, printed twice in brown and black inks, with selective wiping, and a transferred twill impression, on pale-pink wove paper (faded to tan).

Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago

"Manau tupapau (She Thinks of the Ghost or The Ghost Thinks of Her), from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin, 1893/94. Medium: Wood-block print, printed twice in brown and black inks, with selective wiping, and a transferred twill impression, on pale-pink wove paper (faded to tan). 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, and a transferred twill impression, on pale-pink wove paper (faded to tan). Dimensions: Image: 20.4 × 35.6 cm (8 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.); Sheet: 20.7 × 35.7 cm (8 3/16 × 14 1/16 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/63025