Maoris and Animals

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)

Date

1896/97

Medium

Wood-block print in yellow ocher ink with gray-blue watercolor and touches of red watercolor on cream wove notebook paper ruled in blue

Stylized human and animal figures are printed in warm yellow ochre with hand-painted touches of blue-gray and red. The flattened shapes and unusual color combination give it a bold, almost primitive graphic quality.

• Museum-sourced, public domain (CC0)
• Printed and shipped in the US
• Museum record at Art Institute of Chicago

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