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Oviri - Paul Gauguin

Oviri - Paul Gauguin
Clarence Buckingham Collection

"Oviri" by Paul Gauguin (1894)

Wood-block print in black ink on cream wove Japanese paper, laid down on cream wove Japanese paper.

Commentary

Commentary

"Oviri" by Paul Gauguin, 1894. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink on cream wove Japanese paper, laid down on cream wove Japanese paper. This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Clarence Buckingham Collection.

Commentary

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

Commentary

Technical Details Classification: woodcut. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink on cream wove Japanese paper, laid down on cream wove Japanese paper. Dimensions: Image/primary/secondary support: 20.4 × 11.7 cm (8 1/16 × 4 5/8 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/63094