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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

Charcoal portrait drawing of a woman with short dark hair and a rounded collar, looking straight ahead.

Head of a Tahitian Woman

about 1892

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

Sepia drawing of a nude woman beside a horned figure and a coiled serpent, by Paul Gauguin, about 1899-1900.

Eve ['The Nightmare'] (recto); Eve ['The Nightmare'] (verso)

about 1899-1900

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

Black and white print of a dark dreamlike scene with human figures, a fish-like head, bird creatures and white waves, inscrib

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

1893-94, printed and published 1921

Black-and-white print of figures bathing in a tropical landscape beneath a large tree, with a bird at lower left.

Mahana atua (Day of the God)

1894/95, printed and published 1921

Carved wooden printing block of a tropical landscape with a large tree, river, and several figures.

Mahana Atua (Day of the Gods) [recto]

1894

Brown paper with handwritten title Chez les Maories Sauvageries, painted plants, blue and yellow rays and a sketched fruit.

Chez les Maories: Sauvageries (At Home with the Maori: Savage Things)

1893

Drypoint print of a seated woman with figs and a bowl on a table, with a rural landscape and sailboat behind her.

The Woman with Figs

1894, printed 1899

Charcoal sketch of a young child's head with closed eyes and a partial hand visible at lower left on tan paper.

Emil Gauguin as a Child, Right Hand Forward

c. 1875-1876

Charcoal sketch of a child's face with downcast eyes and curly hair on toned paper.

Emil Gauguin as a Child

c. 1875-1876

Emil Gauguin as a Child, Head on a Pillow

c. 1875-1876

Charcoal portrait drawing of a young child with short hair and a collared shirt on tan paper.

Emil Gauguin as a Child, Wearing a Collared Shirt

c. 1875-1876

Black-and-white print of oxen pulling a cart past robed women and a haloed figure near a shrine on rolling hills.

Wayside Shrine in Brittany (Le calvaire Breton)

1898-1899

Woodcut print of a figure carrying bananas on a pole, with a cow and a pig beside a tree and rocks.

Tahitian Carrying Bananas (Le porteur de fei)

in or after 1895

Black-and-white woodcut of reclining and standing figures, a seated mother and child, a horse, a bird and a serpent under an

Te Atua (The Gods) Small Plate [recto]

in or after 1895

Dark woodblock print with pale stylized figures, a bird-like head, and a serpentine creature on a textured black ground.

Te Atua (The Gods) Small Plate [verso]

in or after 1895

Brown woodcut of three figures: a seated central goddess in a halo, an embracing pair at left, and a standing figure at right

Te atua (The God), from the Noa Noa Suite

1893/94

Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé

1891

Watercolor sketch of a nude woman with arm raised, standing on a rock beside a stream against blue washes.

Pape moe

1893/94

Pencil sketch on paper of seated figures, a chicken, and studies of animals, including a woman seen from behind.

Sketches of Seated Figures and Chickens (recto), Nude Female Torso (related to the painting Te a no areois [The Seed…

1891/93

Lithograph of Breton women in dark dress and white headdresses beside a cow, with dark rocks and waves behind them.

The Dramas of the Sea, Brittany (Guérin 7; Mongan, Kornfeld and Joachim 2 B)

1889

Mother and Child (recto); Profile Bust of a Man (verso)

1870s

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a head covering holding a child on her lap, drawn on speckled tan paper.

Mother and Child (recto)

1870s

Black-and-white print of two figures on a path beside a goat and a large tree, with rolling hills behind.

Pastorales Martiniques

1889

Black and white print of a woman with hands on her cheeks beside an elephant and a tree, by Paul Gauguin.

Misères Humaines

1898

Woodcut of seated figures before flames and a yellow glow on a dark ground, with title text along the bottom edge.

Mahna no varua ino (The Devil Speaks), from the Noa Noa Suite

1894

Brown monochrome print of a mother and haloed infant surrounded by five figures, with a winged figure arching above.

Nativity (Mother and Child Surrounded by Five Figures)

c. 1902

Black and white woodcut headpiece with lettering, three figures, a mask, a fox and a bird by Paul Gauguin.

Three People, a Mask, a Fox and a Bird, headpiece forLe sourire

1899, printed and published 1921

Black and white print of seated figures beside a bright flame in a dark night scene, by Paul Gauguin.

Mahna no varua ino (The Devil Speaks), from the Noa Noa Suite

1893/94, printed and published in 1921

Monochrome print of two seated old women in dark bonnets on a grassy bank, with two standing figures on a path behind them.

Old Women of Arles, from the Volpini Suite

1889, printed after 1911

Black-and-white woodcut of figures, a horse, and a tree with an idol head in a landscape, with the words Noa Noa at top.

Noa Noa

n.d.

Lithograph of a nude woman lying on a bed, with dark spirit figures and a carved idol in the shadowy background.

Manao Tupapau (She is Haunted by a Spirit)

1894

Faded pastel print of a rider on a pale horse lowering its head beside a blue river and flowering shrubs.

The Rider

c. 1902

Ink and watercolor drawing of a standing woman beside a pale horse and a red lizard, with handwritten French text above.

Nave Nave Fenua

probably 1894

Brown woodcut print with a woman's flowing hair in swirling lines, two figures below, and the inscribed title Te Faruru.

Te Faruru (They are Making Love Here)

1894/1895

Brown-toned print of a reclining figure, a candle, shadowy figures, and a radiant sun with a face in the upper left.

Te Po (The Long Night)

1894/1895

Dark woodcut print of swirling waves and figures, with pale lines and red accents, inscribed L'Univers est créé.

The Universe is Created (L'Univers est créé)

c. 1894

Eve

1898-1899

Woodcut print of women, animals and leafy branches with fruit, framed by a dark border, by Paul Gauguin.

Women, Animals and Foliage (Femmes, animaux et feuillages)

in or after 1895

Woodcut print of a reclining woman on a flowered cloth, with stylized blossoms in black and cream above her.

Te Arii Vahine (Lady of Royal Blood)

1898-1899

Dark woodcut-style print in rose ink showing a tropical landscape, mountains, a seated woman under a tree, and a hut.

Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude)

1893-94

Black and orange woodcut of a standing woman, red flowers and palm foliage, with a carved title band across the top.

Nave Nave Fenua (Fragrant Isle)

1893-94

Drawing of a woman in a long dress carrying a child on her shoulders, with figures and trees in a brown landscape behind.

Hail Mary (Ia Orana Maria)

ca. 1893-95

A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair

1891-92

Black ink print on yellow paper of a woman in a bonnet beside a fence and stone wall, with a rural landscape behind her.

Pastoral in Martinique

1889

Black and grey lithograph of a bowed seated woman beside a standing man, with a tree and a figure in its branches above.

Human Misery, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques

1889

Paul Gauguin's 1889 cover design: a woman embraced by a swan within a circle on yellow, with flowers and birds.

("Leda") Design for a Plate: Shame on Those Who Evil Think (Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense) ; cover illustration for the "…

1889

Monochrome print of a reclining nude woman on a white sheet, watched by a dark spirit figure and a carved idol at right.

Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao Tupapau), from "L'Estampe Originale"

April-June 1894

Gauguin print of a dark figure beside rippling water under a cloudy sky, with pale ochre and pink tones.

Auti Te Pape

1893-94

Black and white woodcut of cattle beside a wooden cross, with three hooded figures at left and a hillside behind.

Le Calvarie Breton

1898-99

Black-and-white woodcut of a crucified Christ figure with a halo, framed by tall decorative panels with carved motifs and mas

Christ on the Cross

1926

Monochrome print of a standing woman holding a child on her shoulder before a dark arched background with a pale circle.

la Orana Maria

1894-95

Black-and-white print of Tahitian figures around a large tree and idol, with kneeling women and stylized flowers in the foreg

The Day of God

1894-95

Black and white print of seated figures, rising flames and hooded forms, with Tahitian text reading Mahna no varua ino.

The Devil Speaks

1893-94

Dark incised print with glowing pale forms, a winged figure and a hunched figure, with Tahitian title text below.

The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)

1893-94

Dark woodcut-style print of a reclining figure outlined by a pale curving halo, with white blossoms above.

Spirit of the Dead Watching

1893-94

Black-and-white print of a reclining woman on a pale bed with a dark standing figure at right, rendered in hatched lines.

Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao Tupapau), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)

1893-94

Black and white woodcut of a large carved idol-like figure, a seated woman, and small figures in a dark landscape.

Maruru

1893-94

Black-and-white woodcut of a woman resting her head on her hands beside a hunched animal and stylized trees.

Human Misery

1898-99

Dark woodcut of a standing nude figure with a lizard, flowers and palm fronds, titled Nave Nave Fenua.

Delightful Land

1893-94

Woodcut print of a standing woman beside large pink flowers and foliage, with a seated figure at left, in black and cream ton

Fragrance (Noa Noa), small block

1894-95

Black and white woodcut of a horned head, a dark animal, a bird, and a seated woman beneath leafy branches.

Woodcut with a Horned Head

1898-99

Woodcut of a man carrying bananas on a pole past a cow and a dog, framed by tree trunks and leaves.

Tahitian Carrying Bananas

1898-99

Black and tan woodcut of a reclining woman with head on hand, surrounded by leafy flowers and a floral-patterned cloth.

The Queen of Beauty -- Langorous

1898

Woodcut print of a seated woman with long dark hair beside a bird, titled Te Faruru, dark ink with pale highlights.

Here We Make Love (Te Faruru), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)

1893-94

Dark brown print of a reclining figure and tropical plants, with a face in the upper right and the title Te Po lower left.

Te Po

1893-94

Black woodcut print of two horses and a bird with block lettering reading Le Sourire and Taiti on cream paper.

Le Sourire;Taiti (Smile; Tahiti)

December 1899

Black-and-white print of a dreamlike scene with waves, fantastic creatures, and a small human figure beside a large fish-like

The Universe is Created (L'Univers est créé), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)

1893-94

Dark golden print with pale hands, a leafy sprig, and a central figure in a red headdress reaching upward.

The Universe Is Created

1893-94

Dark wooden woodblock with carved scene of a horse, figures, a tree, and an ornamental title cartouche above.

Fragrance (Noa Noa), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), title block

1893-94

Brown-toned print of a woman with long flowing hair emerging from swirling waves, with the inscription Te Faruru at upper rig

Here we make love

1893-94

Woodcut print of a seated Buddha with closed eyes inside an arched, ornate niche, pale figure on dark ground.

Bouddha (Buddha)

in or after 1895

Black and white print of a man leading oxen pulling a cart along a path through a hilly rural landscape.

The Ox Cart (Le char a boeufs)

1898-1899

Black ink print on yellow paper showing a churning maelstrom, a small ship on the horizon, and a figure gripping rocks.

Dramas of the Sea: A Descent into the Maelstrom (Les drames de la mer: une descente dans le maelstrom)

1889

Woodcut print of a woman riding a white bull beside a standing woman, with a peacock and crescent moon above.

The Rape of Europa (L'enlevement d'Europe)

1898-1899

Woodcut print split into two panels: a woman picking fruit at left and a broad, staring face at right, in black and cream.

Woman Picking Fruit and the Savage (Femme cueillant des fruits et oviri)

1894/1895

Woodcut by Paul Gauguin showing women, a child, a cat and a bird beneath the French motto Soyez amoureuses, vous serez heureu

Be in Love and You will be Happy (Soyez amoureuses, vous serez heureuses)

1898-1899

Black and white woodcut title page with two stylized horned animals, a small bird, and lettering reading Le Sourire and Tahit

Title Page for "Le Sourire" (Titre du Sourire)

1899

Monochrome print on yellow paper of two figures bending over washing by rocks, with a wide landscape of looping forms behind.

Volpini Suite: Women Washing Clothes (verso)

1893-94

Yellow and black print with scratched textures and a pale footprint shape in the upper right corner.

Noa Noa: The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino) (recto)

1893-1894

Ink sketch of a winged angel and a peacock at left, with three women and trees at right.

Angel, Peacock, and Three Tahitians

c. 1902

Monochrome print of pale rock-like and wave-like forms around a central figure against a dark textured ground.

At the Black Rocks (Aux roches noires)

in or after 1895

Leda (Cover)

1889, published after 1900

Dark brown woodcut of a woman lying on a bed, hand raised to her head, with a staring figure in shadow behind her.

A Maori Woman in a Forest; Manao Tupapau (She is Haunted by a Spirit)

1894/1895

Red and yellow woodcut of a seated figure beneath a jagged yellow shape, with Tahitian title text along the lower edge.

Mahna no Varua Ino (The Demon Speaks) [verso]

1893-1894

Monochrome print of a hut interior with an overhead canoe and reclining figures on the floor.

Interior of a Hut (Interieur de case)

in or after 1895

Black-and-white print of two Breton women in white headdresses walking through a field beside a sheep, with a church spire in

Pleasures of Brittany (Joies de Bretagne)

1889, published after 1900