Nave nave fenua (Delightful Land), from the Noa Noa Suite
1893–94
Medium
Wood-block print, printed twice in yellow ocher and black inks, over a yellow ink tone block, and stenciled red oil medium, on cream Japanese paper discolored to a grayish tone
Dimensions
Image: 35.9 × 20.7 cm (14 3/16 × 8 3/16 in.); Sheet: 39.2 × 25 cm (15 7/16 × 9 7/8 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
159103
About the Artist
Paul Gauguin · 1848–1903
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose bold experiments with color, form, and subject matter made him one of the most influential figures in the transition from 19th-century art to modernism. His rejection of European civilization for the perceived authenticity of 'primitive' cultures established an archetype of artistic exile that continues to resonate. Gauguin's ...