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Paul Gauguin, printmaker

Titre pour 'Le Sourire' (Head Piece for 'Le Sourire'), 1921

Description

Maker

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

Title

Titre pour 'Le Sourire' (Head Piece for 'Le Sourire')

Year

1921

Medium

Woodcut

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • woodcut

Supports

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

Dimensions

Plate: 10.2 x 18.3 cm (4 x 7 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered with artist's signature LL: "P Gauguin". Inscribed UL: "no. 78."; LL: "Paul Gauguin fait"; LR: "Pola Gauguin imp"

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

48.097

About

Animals and female figures are depicted, 'Le Sourire' in graphic script upper left. From a series of 10 woodcuts.

Lettered with artist's signature LL: "P Gauguin". Inscribed UL: "no. 78."; LL: "Paul Gauguin fait"; LR: "Pola Gauguin imp"

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