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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 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.

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

Eve

1898-1899

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Lithograph of a seated woman resting her head on her hands beside a standing man, with a tree and a figure in branches above.

Human Sorrow (Miseres humaines)

1889, published after 1900

Black and cream print of a nude bather bending forward on a dark rocky shore, with clothes and wooden shoes at his feet.

Breton Bathers (Baigneuses Bretonnes)

1889, published after 1900

Lithograph of a woman carrying a child on her shoulders, with a halo-like arc behind them and decorative motifs around.

Ia Orana Maria (We Greet Thee, Mary)

c. 1894

Black-and-cream print of a woman holding a child on her shoulder before an arched, shadowy background.

Maria met Kind

1894

Sketch of several cattle in loose black lines on cream paper, with faint red guide lines.

Animal Studies

1901/1902

Charcoal sketch of three figures, one standing in a wide-brimmed hat and another seated with arm outstretched, on pale paper.

Three Tahitians (Study for "La soeur de charite")

1899/1902

Two Marquesans [recto]

c. 1902

Woodcut print of a standing woman, a reclining figure, red flowers and palm fronds within a decorative border.

Noa Noa: Nave Nave Fenua (Fragrant Isle)

1893

Pencil sketch of a crucified Christ figure on yellow paper, with a small head study and an animal drawing beside it.

Sketch for "The Yellow Christ

Parau No Te Varau Ino (left); Tahitian Legend (right)

c. 1890/1895

Tahitian Heads

c. 1891/1893