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A work made of wood-block print, printed twice in brown and black inks, with selective wiping, and a transferred twill impression, on cream wove japanese paper, laid down on cream laid japanese paper (a laminate made by the artist).

Te faruru (Here We Make Love), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893–94

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print in black ink on grayish-ivory china paper.

Mahna no varua ino (The Devil Speaks), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893/94, printed and published in 1921

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print in black ink on grayish-ivory china paper.

Nave nave fenua (Delightful Land), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893/94, printed 1921

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print, printed twice in yellow ocher and black inks, over a yellow ink tone block, and stenciled red oil medium, on cream japanese paper discolored to a grayish tone.

Nave nave fenua (Delightful Land), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893–94

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print, printed twice in yellow ocher and black inks, over a yellow ink tone block, and transferred golden-yellow, green, and orange oil-based media, some containing beeswax and conifer resin (probably pine resin), with brush and black ink and diluted yellow printing ink, on cream japanese paper.

Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893/94

Paul Gauguin

A work made of brush and gray wash and pen and brown ink (originally purple, est.), with black fabricated chalk, on heavily textured ivory wove paper.

Parau Hina Tefatou (Words between Goddess of the Moon and God of the Earth), 1893/94

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print in black ink, with hand-applied red, blue, green, yellow, red-orange, and silver-gray watercolor on tan wove paper.

Nave nave fenua (Delightful Land), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893/94

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print in residual brown and black inks, with selective wiping, a transferred twill impression, and touches of hand-applied dark brown ink, on thin, pale-pink wove paper (faded to tan).

Nave nave fenua (Delightful Land), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893–94

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print in black ink, with touches of reddish-brown watercolor and black ink, over yellow ink tone block and transferred golden-yellow, orange, and green oil-based media, some containing beeswax and conifer resin (probably pine resin), on cream japanese paper, laid down on heavy cream wove card.

Noa Noa (Fragrant), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893/94

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print in black ink, over traces of brown ink, with hand-applied blue, light blue, several greens, pink, orange, pale-orange, yellow, pale-red, and dark-gray watercolor, on ivory japanese paper.

Noa Noa (Fragrant), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893/94

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print, printed twice in brown and black inks, with selective wiping, and hand-applied red, two tones of orange, yellow, two tones of blue, silver-gray, and black watercolor, on cream laid japanese paper laid down on cream wove japanese paper (a laminate made by the artist).

Te po (The Night) from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893/94

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print in black ink on tan wove paper.

Te atua (The God), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893/94

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print in black ink on grayish-ivory china paper.

Te po (The Night), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893–94, printed and published 1921

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print in black ink on grayish-ivory china paper.

Noa Noa (Fragrant), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893–94, printed and published 1921

Paul Gauguin

A young girl with medium skin wears a striking dress of black and white stripes with a short lace collar. Behind her is backdrop featuring symbols and native figures. Mangos sit beside her.

Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana), 1893

Paul Gauguin

A work made of pastel over charcoal, selectively stumped, on cream wove paper (discolored to tan), squared in black chalk on cream wove paper (discolored to tan).

Crouching Tahitian Woman (related to the painting Nafea faa ipoipo [When Will You Marry?]), 1891/93

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print in black, with a transferred twill impression, on tan wove paper.

Noa Noa (Fragrant), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893/94

Paul Gauguin

A work made of black and red chalk, selectively stumped, on cream wove paper.

Head of a Tahitian with Profile of Second Head to His Right, 1891/93

Paul Gauguin

A work made of charcoal and wetted charcoal, with stumping and erasing, on cream wove paper, selectively fixed.

Heads of Tahitian Women, Frontal and Profile Views, 1891/93

Paul Gauguin

A work made of wood-block print in black ink, with selective wiping, on pink wove paper (faded to pinkish tan).

L’univers est créé (The Universe Is Being Created), from the Noa Noa Suite, 1893/94

Paul Gauguin

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