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Paul Gauguin — Breton Women by a Gate, from the Volpini Suite
Paul Gauguin

Breton Women by a Gate, from the Volpini Suite

1889

From Gauguin's groundbreaking Volpini Suite exhibited at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, this innovative zincograph helped establish his reputation as a leader of the avant-garde printmaking movement.

Medium
Zincograph in black on chrome yellow wove paper
Dimensions

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Paul Gauguin, Breton Women by a Gate, from the Volpini Suite, 1889

From Gauguin's groundbreaking Volpini Suite exhibited at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, this innovative zincograph helped establish his reputation as a leader of the avant-garde printmaking movement.

Medium
Zincograph in black on chrome yellow wove paper
Dimensions
17 x 21.5 cm
Year
1889
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

French, Women, Traditional, Printmaking, Breton, Post-Impressionism, Black, Figurative, Yellow, Zincograph

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