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Noa noa (Fragrant) - Paul Gauguin

Noa noa (Fragrant) - Paul Gauguin
Clarence Buckingham Collection

"Noa noa (Fragrant)" by Paul Gauguin (1894/95)

Wood-block print in black ink, with red, orange, blue, mauve, light green, and green watercolor on parchment.

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Commentary

"Noa noa (Fragrant)" by Paul Gauguin, 1894/95. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink, with red, orange, blue, mauve, light green, and green watercolor on parchment. This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Clarence Buckingham Collection.

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

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Technical Details Classification: woodcut. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink, with red, orange, blue, mauve, light green, and green watercolor on parchment. Dimensions: Image: 14.5 × 11.8 cm (5 3/4 × 4 11/16 in.); Sheet: 14.7 × 12 cm (5 13/16 × 4 3/4 in.). Subject tags: Post-Impressionism, woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/63085