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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