Maoris and Animals

Paul Gauguin, 1896/97

A work made of wood-block print in yellow ocher ink with gray-blue watercolor and touches of red watercolor on cream wove notebook paper ruled in blue. · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Paul Gauguin ¹
Date: 1896/97 ¹
Medium: Wood-block print in yellow ocher ink with gray-blue watercolor and touches of red watercolor on cream wove notebook paper ruled in blue ¹
Original: 2,790 × 2,250 px ¹
License: Public domain (Art Institute of Chicago)
Credit: Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

Object record, Art Institute of Chicago

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The image shows a woman standing outdoors, looking back over her left shoulder. She wears a gown with stripes and bows, a hat with feathers, and holds a handbag in her left hand.

Nubian people posing for a photo, presumably warriors or hunters. Some are holding spears and swords, and a younger man holds a shield. The author’s signature, which is barely visible, is in the bottom left-hand corner.

Panorama showing a small town on the banks of the Nile, probably Aswan. In the centre, a small island. Photograph taken from the west bank of the river. The author's signature (faded) is at the bottom right.

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