The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino) (recto); Women Washing Clothes (verso)
1893–1894
- Medium
- woodcut
- Dimensions
- 20.5 × 32.1 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-190197
In 1893, Paul Gauguin returned to Paris from time spent in Tahiti. He began to conceive of a book that would describe his life outside Europe and provide context for the avant-garde works he created while away. This print is one of a series of ten intended to illustrate this book, which Gauguin titled Noa Noa. He carved each image roughly into a woodblock and printed them himself, giving the prints a rough quality that he hoped would enhance their subject matter. Because of this process, combined with the artist's practice of varying his inks and papers while working, prints such as this one …
Provenance
Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, 2008.149
Registry history
- 1893–1894 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
Registered on Collect24
The identity of the collector is never published. Purchase information, documents and the exact location of the artwork remain private.
Ownership not yet verified on Collect24
This artwork is documented in the Global Art Registry, but no Collect24 account is linked to it as the owner. Claiming keeps this record and its Collect24 Art ID — nothing is created a second time.
Do you own or represent this artwork? Claim this artwork →Auction history
Public sale records matched to this work. Ownership is never disclosed.
Loading sale records…