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Black lithograph on yellow paper of kneeling laundresses by a riverbank, with a cow at lower left and stylized clouds.

Volpini Suite: Laundresses (Les Laveuses)

1889

Woodcut of a seated figure beside a rocky river, with a second figure reaching upward at right, in dark brown and cream.

Auti te pape (Women at the River), from the Noa Noa Suite

1893/94

Black and white woodblock print of a figure carrying a pole with bananas through a leafy landscape with animals.

Tahitian Carrying Bananas, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1898/99

Woodblock print of three women, a rider on a white horse, animals and trees, one figure hand-tinted pink, with TAHITI letteri

Change of Residence, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1899

Black and white woodcut headpiece with title Le Sourire, showing three figures, a mask, a fox and a bird.

Three People, a Mask, a Fox and a Bird, headpiece for Le sourire

1899

Woodcut print of two women beside a yellow river under a dark sky, with bold black and orange shapes.

Auti te pape (Women at the River), from the Noa Noa Suite

spring/summer 1894

Woodblock print of reclining women, a child, and a seated figure with a text banner reading Soyez amoureuses across the top.

Soyez amoureuses, vous serez heureuses (Love, and You Will Be Happy), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1899

Black and cream woodcut of a man carrying bananas followed by two horses, with the words Le Sourire below.

Man Carrying Bananas Followed by Two Horses, headpiece for Le sourire

1900

Dark woodcut landscape with yellow highlights showing a standing woman, a large carved head, and offerings on the ground.

Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude), from the Noa Noa Suite

1893/94

Black and white woodblock print of a reclining figure beside a boat-like form, with a crowd in a dark interior behind.

Interior of a Tahitian Hut, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1898/99

Brown-toned print with curling hand-like forms, leafy stalks and swirling textures across a dark ground.

The universe is being created (The Universe Is Being Created), from the Noa Noa Suite

1893/94

Woodcut print of a horse with birds around it, with the title Le Sourire lettered across the top of the frame.

A Horse and Birds, headpiece for Le sourire

1899

Woodcut headpiece reading LE SOURIRE, with two women's busts, a fox and a rabbit in carved black-and-white patterns.

Fox, Busts of Two Women, and a Rabbit, headpiece for Le sourire

1899/1900

Ochre and black woodcut of a woman carrying a fruit basket past palm trees and tropical foliage.

Noa noa (Fragrant)

1894/95

Woodcut of two Tahitian figures among leaves and flowers, with the text Le sourire printed at left.

Tahitians, Flowers, and Leaves, headpiece for Le sourire

1899/1900

Lithograph of two seated women with dark hair beside a tree with broad leaves, with a bird at the right edge.

Two Maori Women Squatting Down

1894/95, published Feb. 3, 1895

Black and white print of two figures beside dark rocks, with wavy sea lines and the inscription 'aux Roches noires' at left.

The Black Rocks

c. 1898-99

Black-and-white print of a stormy sea with large waves, a distant sailing ship, and a small boat in the foreground.

Dramas of the Sea

c. 1889

Black-and-white woodcut of nude and clothed figures with a French inscription banner across the top, by Paul Gauguin.

Be in Love and You Will Be Happy

c. 1898-99

Volpini Suite

1889

Volpini Suite: Design for a Plate: Leda and the Swan (Projet d'Assiette: Léda et le Cygne)

1889

Yellow-toned print of women seated and walking in a landscape, some carrying baskets on their heads, beside a tree.

Volpini Suite: The Grasshoppers and the Ants (Les Cigales et les Fourmis)

1889

Yellow-ground print of two old women in dark shawls in front of two hooded figures, with a tree and pale garment at the sides

Volpini Suite: Old Women of Arles (Les Vieilles Filles [Arles])

1889

Lithograph of two Breton women in white headdresses walking in a hilly landscape with a dog, on a yellow ground.

Volpini Suite: Joys of Brittany (Joies de Bretagne)

1889

Brown and yellow print of a nude woman bending forward beside wooden clogs, against a dark swirling background.

Volpini Suite: Breton Bathers (Baigneuses Bretonnes)

1889

Print of two Breton women in white headdresses beside a wooden gate, with a rural landscape and trees behind them on a yellow

Volpini Suite: Breton Women by a Gate (Bretonnes à la Barrière)

1889

Reddish-brown lithograph on yellow paper: a bald man beside a woman resting her head on his shoulder, with a tree and fence b

Volpini Suite: Human Misery (Misères Humaines)

1889

Gauguin print of three Breton women in dark dress and white caps beside a rocky sea cliff, with a cow at left.

Volpini Suite: Dramas of the Sea: Brittany (Les Drames de la Mer, Bretagne)

1889

Black ink print on yellow of a stormy sea with waves, a distant sailing ship, and a figure at lower right.

Volpini Suite: Dramas of the Sea (Les Drames de la Mer)

1889

Yellow-toned print of two women walking past a large tree, with a white cow grazing and hills in the background.

Volpini Suite: Martinique Pastoral (Pastorales Martinique)

1889

Black-and-white print of a reclining woman on a pale bed with a dark shadowy figure behind her and carved text at left.

Manao tupapau (She Thinks of the Ghost or The Ghost Thinks of Her), from the Noa Noa Suite

1893/94, printed and published 1921

Black and white woodcut of a reclining figure beside a candle, with three mourners at right and a sun motif reading TE PO at

Te po (The Night), from the Noa Noa Suite

1893-94, printed and published 1921