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Manao Tupapau (Elle pense au revenant)

Print
ca 1894 (made), 1921 (printed), 1921 (printed)
Artist/Maker

Monochrome wood-cut print on paper depicting a nude woman curled up on a mat with her hand covering her face.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleManao Tupapau (Elle pense au revenant) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
wood-cut print on paper
Brief description
'Manao Tupapau', monochrome wood-cut print on paper by Paul Gauguin, printed by Pola Gauguin in 1921, ca 1894
Physical description
Monochrome wood-cut print on paper depicting a nude woman curled up on a mat with her hand covering her face.
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'No73' (Handwritten in pencil, top left-hand corner.)
  • 'Paul Gaugiun fait / Pola Gaugiun imp' (Handwritten in pencil, below the print.)
Object history
First block from the edition of 100 printed from the original woodblock by Pola Gauguin, son of the artist, in 1921.
Production
First block from the edition of 100 printed from the original woodblock by Pola Gauguin, son of the artist, in 1921.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1951
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.73-1951

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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