Gauguin: Metamorphoses – Promo image captions
All works by Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)
5 groupings of related works:
1A Nave nave fenua (Delightful Land ) from the suite Noa Noa ( Fragrant Scent ). 1893-94. Woodcut, comp. 14 x 8" (35.6 x 20.3 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Rosenwald Collection
1B Nave nave fenua (Delightful Land ). 1894. Watercolor monotype with hand additions, sheet 15 15/16 x 9 1/2" (40.5 x 24.2 cm). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen Photo credit: Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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2A Mata mua (In Olden Times ). 1892. Oil on canvas, 35 13/16 x 27 3/16" (91 x 69 cm). Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. On deposit at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Photo credit: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza / Scala / Art Resource, NY
2B Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude ) from the suite Noa Noa ( Fragrant Scent ). 1893-94 Woodcut, comp. 8 1/16 x 14" (20.5 x 35.5 cm). Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass. Photo credit: © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts (photo by Michael Agee)
2C Scene of Worship with Head of Hina in Profile from the relief ensemble Pape moe (Mysterious Water ). 1894. Carved and painted oak wood, 7 3/4 x 18 x 2" (19.7 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm). Private collection
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3A Square Vase with Tahitian Gods (Hina Talking to Tefatou) . 1893-95. Terra-cotta, 13 1/2 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/2" (34.3 x 14.4 x 14 cm). Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen Photo credit: Pernille Klemp
3B Tahitian Idol . 1894-95. Woodcut with hand additions, comp. 5 15/16 x 4 5/8" (15.1 x 11.7 cm). Private collection, USA
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4A Oviri (Savage ). 1894. Partly enameled stoneware, 29 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 10 5/8" (75 x 19 x 27 cm). Musée d’Orsay, Paris Photo credit: Hervé Lewandowski. © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
4B Oviri ( Savage ). 1894. Woodcut with gouache and watercolor additions, comp. 8 1/16 x 4 3/4" (20.5 x 12 cm). Private collection Photo credit: © Reto Rodolfo Pedrini, Zurich
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5A Head with Horns. 1895–97. Wood with traces of paint, head 8 11/16 x 9 x 4 3/4" (22 x 22.8 x 12 cm); base 7 7/8 x 9 13/16 x 6 7/8" (20 x 25 x 17.5 cm). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
5B Tahitian Woman with Evil Spirit , recto. c. 1900. Oil transfer drawing, sheet 22 1/16 x 17 13/16" (56.1 x 45.3 cm). Private collection
5C Tahitian Woman with Evil Spirit , verso. c. 1900. Graphite and blue pencil, sheet 22 1/16 x 17 13/16" (56.1 x 45.3 cm). Private collection
I raro te oviri (Under the Pandanus) , 1891, Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of the Adele R. Levy Fund, Inc.