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Paul Gauguin

Te Po (Eternal Night)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Te Po (Eternal Night)
La grande Nuit
, 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

  • woodcut

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • woodcut

Materials

woodcut

Supports

  • Light weight white Oriental laid paper mounted on medium weight green wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 20.6 x 35.9 cm (8 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered UL with artist's mongram: "PGO". Lettered LL: "TE PO". Inscribed UL: "No. 78"; LL: "Paul Gauguin fait"; LR: "Pola Gauguin imp."

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Mongan 1988, no. 21.d

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

48.098

Type

  • Prints

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Tombstone

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903), printmaker
Pola Rollon Gauguin (Danish, b. 1883), printer
Chr. Cato, publisher
Te Po (Eternal Night); La grande Nuit; , 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: 20.6 x 35.9 cm (8 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches)
Gift of Henry D. Sharpe 48.098

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