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Eve, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints - Paul Gauguin

Eve, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints - Paul Gauguin
Frank B. Hubachek Collection

"Eve, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints" by Paul Gauguin (1898/99)

Wood-block print in black ink on thin ivory Japanese paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (discolored to cream).

Commentary

Commentary

"Eve, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints" by Paul Gauguin, 1898/99. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink on thin ivory Japanese paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (discolored to cream). This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Frank B. Hubachek 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 thin ivory Japanese paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (discolored to cream). Dimensions: Image: 28.7 × 21.5 cm (11 5/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 30.9 × 22.8 cm (12 3/16 × 9 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/74657