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Femme Cueillant des Fruits et Oviri

Print
April 1891 - September 1893 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gauguin, Paul (artist)
Place of origin
Tahiti (made)

'Femme Cueillant des Fruits et Oviri'; A Polynesian woman picking fruit on the left and the figure of 'a savage' on the right; Wood-cut print on paper.


Object details

Categories
Artists' Multiples
Prints
Architectural Fittings
Designs
Printmaking Techniques
Woodcuts
Object type
print
TitleFemme Cueillant des Fruits et Oviri (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
woodcut-print on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Wood-Cutting
Brief description
'Femme Cueillant des Fruits et Oviri'; A Polynesian woman picking fruit; Wood-cut print on paper, by Paul Gauguin; 1891-93.
Physical description
'Femme Cueillant des Fruits et Oviri'; A Polynesian woman picking fruit on the left and the figure of 'a savage' on the right; Wood-cut print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 105mm
  • Image width: 89mm
  • Sheet height: 145mm (maximum)
  • Sheet width: 102mm
Styles
Primitivism
Post-Impressionist
Gallery label
Gauguin produced unusual effects by combining the black and white line techniques. He obtained these myseterious tones by rubbing the surface of the block with unconventional materials like sandpaper. Printmaking Techniques Gallery, Henry Cole Wing(1983)
Subjects depicted
Woman
Fruit
Bibliographic references
  • M. Guérin, L'Oeuvre Gravé de Gauguin, Paris, 1927, No. 49
  • F. Agustoni, G. Lari Catalogo completo dell'opera grafica di Paul Gauguin, Milan, 1973, No .34
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1951
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.78-1951

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Record createdMay 10, 2005
Record URL
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