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Te po (The Night), from the Noa Noa Suite - Paul Gauguin

Te po (The Night), from the Noa Noa Suite - Paul Gauguin
The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection

"Te po (The Night), from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin (1893–94, printed and published 1921)

Wood-block print in black ink on grayish-ivory China paper.

Commentary

Commentary

"Te po (The Night), from the Noa Noa Suite" by Paul Gauguin, 1893–94, printed and published 1921. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink on grayish-ivory China paper. This work is part of the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection.

Commentary

Paul Gauguin: Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903) printed by Pola Gauguin (Danish, born France, 1883-1961) published by Christian Cato, Copenhagen. Cultural context: France.

Commentary

Technical Details Classification: woodcut. Medium: Wood-block print in black ink on grayish-ivory China paper. Dimensions: Image: 20.4 × 35.8 cm (8 1/16 × 14 1/8 in.); Sheet: 26.6 × 42.5 cm (10 1/2 × 16 3/4 in.). Subject tags: woodcut. View at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14326