Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude), from the Noa Noa Suite - Paul Gauguin

"Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude), from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin (1893/94)

Wood-block print, printed twice in yellow ocher and black inks, with selective wiping of the black ink, over a yellow ink tone block, transferred golden-yellow, green, and red-orange, and stenciled red oil-based media, some containing beeswax and conifer resin (probably pine resin), on cream wove paper.

Commentary

Source: Art Institute of Chicago

"Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude), from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin, 1893/94. Medium: Wood-block print, printed twice in yellow ocher and black inks, with selective wiping of the black ink, over a yellow ink tone block, transferred golden-yellow, green, and red-orange, and stenciled red oil-based media, some containing beeswax and conifer resin (probably pine resin), on cream wove paper. This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Gift of Frank B. Hubachek.

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 yellow ocher and black inks, with selective wiping of the black ink, over a yellow ink tone block, transferred golden-yellow, green, and red-orange, and stenciled red oil-based media, some containing beeswax and conifer resin (probably pine resin), on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 20.4 × 35.6 cm (8 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.); Sheet: 26.4 × 50.2 cm (10 7/16 × 19 13/16 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/72633