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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