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Paul Gauguin

Mahana Atua (The Day of God)

Description

Maker

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903), designer
Pola Rollon Gauguin (Danish, b. 1883), printer
Chr. Cato, publisher

Title

Mahana Atua (The Day of God)
Le Jour de Dieu
, from 10 Gravures sur Bois d' Après les Bois Originaux par Pola Gauguin (10 Wood Engravings after Original Woodcuts by Pola Gauguin)

Year

1921

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

woodcut

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 18.3 x 20.5 cm (7 3/16 x 8 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered with artist's monogram LL: "PGO". Lettered LR: "Mahana Atua". Inscribed UL: "no. 78."; LL: "Paul Gauguin fait"; LR: "Pola Gauguin imp"

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Mongan 1988, no. 31.c

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

48.096

Type

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Tombstone

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903), designer
Pola Rollon Gauguin (Danish, b. 1883), printer
Chr. Cato, publisher
Mahana Atua (The Day of God); Le Jour de Dieu; , from 10 Gravures sur Bois d' Après les Bois Originaux par Pola Gauguin (10 Wood Engravings after Original Woodcuts by Pola Gauguin), 1921
Woodcut
Plate: 18.3 x 20.5 cm (7 3/16 x 8 1/16 inches)
Gift of Henry D. Sharpe 48.096

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