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Paul Gauguin — Maori Woman in the Forest
Paul Gauguin

Maori Woman in the Forest

1894

Showing a Polynesian woman in lush vegetation, this print demonstrates Gauguin's technique of manipulating ink with brush and solvent to achieve painterly effects in printmaking.

Medium
Wood-block print in black ink manipulated with brush and solvent, on ivory Japanese paper, laid down on cream Japanese paper
Dimensions
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Museum · Art Institute of Chicago

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Paul Gauguin, Maori Woman in the Forest, 1894

Showing a Polynesian woman in lush vegetation, this print demonstrates Gauguin's technique of manipulating ink with brush and solvent to achieve painterly effects in printmaking.

Medium
Wood-block print in black ink manipulated with brush and solvent, on ivory Japanese paper, laid down on cream Japanese paper
Dimensions
22.1 x 13.1 cm
Year
1894
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, French, Figure, Oceania, Japanese Paper, Post-Impressionism, Decorative, Portrait, Woodblock Print, Woman

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums