Te Atua (God)

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Te Atua (God)

1893-1894

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)

Back in Paris from his first trip to Tahiti, in 1893–94 Gauguin created a series of rough-hewn woodcuts that replicated the exotic subject matter of the paintings that he made while away. Here the woodblock has been double-printed slightly off-register, a technique Gauguin used to heighten the mystery of his imagery.

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Object Details

Title:

Te Atua (God)

Date:

1893-1894

Artist:

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)

Medium:

Color woodcut and stencil

Dimensions:

Image: 8 1/8 × 13 15/16 inches (20.7 × 35.4 cm) Sheet: 9 1/16 × 15 1/16 inches (23 × 38.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1941

Accession Number:

1941-8-65

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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