Oviri - Paul Gauguin

"Oviri" by Paul Gauguin (1894)

Wood-block print, printed twice in deep yellow ocher and black ink (recto); wood-block print in black ink over stenciled yellow ink and a red ink tone block (verso); on cream wove paper (an imitation Japanese vellum).

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Source: Art Institute of Chicago

"Oviri" by Paul Gauguin, 1894. Medium: Wood-block print, printed twice in deep yellow ocher and black ink (recto); wood-block print in black ink over stenciled yellow ink and a red ink tone block (verso); on cream wove paper (an imitation Japanese vellum). 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 deep yellow ocher and black ink (recto); wood-block print in black ink over stenciled yellow ink and a red ink tone block (verso); on cream wove paper (an imitation Japanese vellum). Dimensions: Image/sheet: 20.8 × 12.3 cm (8 1/4 × 4 7/8 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/63090