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

"Te atua (The God) from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin (1893/94)

Wood-block print, printed twice in yellow ocher and black inks, over yellow ink tone block, and transferred golden-yellow, green, red-orange, and red oil-based media, some containing beeswax and conifer resin (probably pine resin), on cream Japanese paper.

Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago

"Te atua (The God) from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin, 1893/94. Medium: Wood-block print, printed twice in yellow ocher and black inks, over yellow ink tone block, and transferred golden-yellow, green, red-orange, and red oil-based media, some containing beeswax and conifer resin (probably pine resin), on cream Japanese paper. 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 yellow ocher and black inks, over yellow ink tone block, and transferred golden-yellow, green, red-orange, and red oil-based media, some containing beeswax and conifer resin (probably pine resin), on cream Japanese paper. Dimensions: Image/sheet: 20.3 × 35.1 cm (8 × 13 7/8 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/63056