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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, over solvent thinned and selectively applied yellow ocher ink, on cream wove paper.

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Commentary

"Noa noa (Fragrant)" by Paul Gauguin, 1894/95. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink, over solvent thinned and selectively applied yellow ocher ink, on cream wove 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.

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Technical Details Classification: woodcut. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink, over solvent thinned and selectively applied yellow ocher ink, on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Image/sheet: 15.1 × 11.9 cm (6 × 4 11/16 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/63088