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Paul Gauguin

Manao Tupapau (Watched by the Spirit of the Dead)

Description

Maker

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903), printmaker

Title

Manao Tupapau (Watched by the Spirit of the Dead)

Year

ca. 1893-1894

Medium

  • lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • lithograph

Materials

lithograph

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 18.3 x 27.3 cm (7 3/16 x 10 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered with artist's monogram UL: "PGO". Lettered LL: "Manao Tupapau". Inscribed LL: "Ep. 66. / Paul Gauguin".
Stamped LL with the collector's mark of L'Estampe Originale (Lugt 819)

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Mongan 1988, no. 23.b

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

49.118

Type

  • Prints

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Tombstone

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903), printmaker
Manao Tupapau (Watched by the Spirit of the Dead), ca. 1893-1894
Lithograph
Plate: 18.3 x 27.3 cm (7 3/16 x 10 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 49.118

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