Art Archive

Paul Gauguin

French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands

Paul Gauguin, a French artist of the Post-Impressionist era, is represented here by paintings and prints that range across portraits, Tahitian subjects and Breton motifs. His canvases are joined by woodcuts and zincographs, often printed in color, alongside a small group of etchings. The 67 works gathered in this archive span the years 1877 to 1901, with impressions up to that final date, and include such pieces as Hail Mary (Ia Orana Maria), Tahitian Faces and a walking stick carved with a female nude and a Breton sabot.

67 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

Paul Gauguin — Still Life

· Oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin — Human Misery, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques

Human Misery, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques

1889 · zincograph, on simili-Japan paper; second edition

Paul Gauguin — Bathers in Brittany, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

Bathers in Brittany, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

1889 · Zincograph on chrome yellow wove paper; first edition

Paul Gauguin — Bretonnes à la Barrière, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

Bretonnes à la Barrière, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

1889 · Zincograph printed on yellow paper

Paul Gauguin — The Grasshoppers and the Ants: A Souvenir of Martinique

The Grasshoppers and the Ants: A Souvenir of Martinique

1889 · Zincograph on chrome yellow wove paper; first edition

Paul Gauguin — The Drama of the Sea, Brittany

The Drama of the Sea, Brittany

1889 · Zincograph on chrome yellow wove paper; first edition

Paul Gauguin — The Drama of the Sea

The Drama of the Sea

1889 · Zincograph on chrome yellow wove paper; first edition

Paul Gauguin — The Joys of Brittany, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

The Joys of Brittany, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

1889 · Zincograph on chrome yellow wove paper; first edition

Paul Gauguin — Washerwomen, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

Washerwomen, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

1889 · Zincograph on chrome yellow wove paper; first edition

Paul Gauguin — Leda

1889 · Zincograph, colored by hand with watercolor and gouache on chrome yellow wove paper; mounted on marbled paper applied to millboard (cover of print portfolio, trimmed)

Paul Gauguin — Human Misery, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

Human Misery, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

1889 · Zincograph printed in brown ink on chrome yellow wove paper; first edition

Paul Gauguin — Martinique Pastorals, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

Martinique Pastorals, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

1889 · Zincograph on yellow wove paper; first edition

Paul Gauguin — Old Women of Arles, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

Old Women of Arles, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

1889 · Zincograph on chrome yellow wove paper; first edition

Paul Gauguin — Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé

Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé

1891 · Etching

Paul Gauguin — Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)

Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)

1891 · Oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin — A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair

A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair

1891–92 · Charcoal, pastel, red chalk, and wash

Paul Gauguin — Tahitian Landscape

Tahitian Landscape

1892 · Oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin — Tahitian Women Bathing

Tahitian Women Bathing

1892 · Oil on paper, laid down on canvas

Paul Gauguin — Auti Te Pape (1893–94, Met-Objekt 733)

Auti Te Pape (1893–94, Met-Objekt 733)

1893–94 · Woodcut printed in color on wove paper

Paul Gauguin — Auti Te Pape (1893–94, Met-Objekt 734)

Auti Te Pape (1893–94, Met-Objekt 734)

1893–94 · Woodcut on china paper

Paul Gauguin — The Devil Speaks

The Devil Speaks

1893–94 · Woodcut on china paper

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

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

1893–94 · Woodcut printed in color on Japanese paper

Paul Gauguin — Spirit of the Dead Watching

Spirit of the Dead Watching

1893–94 · woodcut printed in color on wove paper

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

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

1893–94 · Woodcut on china paper

Paul Gauguin — Maruru

1893–94 · Woodcut on China paper

Paul Gauguin — Delightful Land (1893–94, Met-Objekt 746)

Delightful Land (1893–94, Met-Objekt 746)

1893–94 · Woodcut printed in color on wove paper

Paul Gauguin — Delightful Land (1893–94, Met-Objekt 747)

Delightful Land (1893–94, Met-Objekt 747)

1893–94 · Woodcut printed in color on wove paper, lined in silk

Paul Gauguin — Delightful Land (1893–94, Met-Objekt 748)

Delightful Land (1893–94, Met-Objekt 748)

1893–94 · Woodcut printed in color on thin wove paper

Paul Gauguin — Delightful Land (1893–94, Met-Objekt 749)

Delightful Land (1893–94, Met-Objekt 749)

1893–94 · Woodcut on china paper

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

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

1893–94 · Woodcut printed in color on wove paper

Paul Gauguin — Te Po (1893–94, Met-Objekt 756)

Te Po (1893–94, Met-Objekt 756)

1893–94 · woodcut on wove paper

Paul Gauguin — Te Po (1893–94, Met-Objekt 757)

Te Po (1893–94, Met-Objekt 757)

1893–94 · Woodcut printed in color on wove paper lined with silk

Paul Gauguin — Te Po (1893–94, Met-Objekt 758)

Te Po (1893–94, Met-Objekt 758)

1893–94 · Woodcut, state II

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

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

1893–94 · Woodcut on china paper

Paul Gauguin — The Universe Is Created (1893–94, Met-Objekt 761)

The Universe Is Created (1893–94, Met-Objekt 761)

1893–94 · Woodcut printed in color on wove paper

Paul Gauguin — The Universe Is Created (1893–94, Met-Objekt 762)

The Universe Is Created (1893–94, Met-Objekt 762)

1893–94 · woodcut printed in color on wove paper

Paul Gauguin — Fragrance (Noa Noa), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)

Fragrance (Noa Noa), from Fragrance (Noa Noa)

1893–94 · Woodblock (fruit wood) with traces of zinc white and ink See Notes regarding wood identification.

Paul Gauguin — Here we make love

Here we make love

1893–94 · Woodcut printed in color on wove paper

Paul Gauguin — Noa Noa

1893–94, printed 1921 · Woodcut on China paper

Paul Gauguin — Woman with Figs (1894)

Woman with Figs (1894)

1894 · Etching, lavis, and soft-ground etching on zinc, printed in green ink

Paul Gauguin — Woman with Figs (1894, printed ca. 1963)

Woman with Figs (1894, printed ca. 1963)

1894, printed ca. 1963 · Etching

Paul Gauguin — la Orana Maria

1894–95 · Zincograph

Paul Gauguin — The Day of God

1894–95 · Woodcut on china paper; edition in black ink on china paper

Paul Gauguin — Fragrance (Noa Noa), small block

Fragrance (Noa Noa), small block

1894–95 · Woodcut printed in color on Japanese paper

Paul Gauguin — Still Life with Teapot and Fruit

Still Life with Teapot and Fruit

1896 · Oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin — Three Tahitian Women

Three Tahitian Women

1896 · Oil on wood

Paul Gauguin — The Queen of Beauty -- Langorous

The Queen of Beauty -- Langorous

1898 · Woodcut on transparent wove tissue paper laid down to bristol board

Paul Gauguin — Women, Animals, and Foliage

Women, Animals, and Foliage

1898 · Woodcut printed in black ink

Paul Gauguin — Le Calvaire Breton

Le Calvaire Breton

1898–99 · Woodcut on japan tissue

Paul Gauguin — Eve (1898–99, Met-Objekt 737)

Eve (1898–99, Met-Objekt 737)

1898–99 · Woodcut on japan tissue

Paul Gauguin — Human Misery

1898–99 · Woodcut on transparent laid tissue paper

Paul Gauguin — Woodcut with a Horned Head

Woodcut with a Horned Head

1898–99 · Woodcut on transparent laid tissue paper

Paul Gauguin — Tahitian Carrying Bananas

Tahitian Carrying Bananas

1898–99 · woodcut on transparent wove tissue paper

Paul Gauguin — Eve (1898–99, Met-Objekt 767)

Eve (1898–99, Met-Objekt 767)

1898–99 · Woodcut printed in black ink

Paul Gauguin — Le Sourire

1899 · Woodcut on china paper

Paul Gauguin — Two Tahitian Women

Two Tahitian Women

1899 · Oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin — Two Women (1901 or 1902)

Two Women (1901 or 1902)

1901 or 1902 · Oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin — Christ on the Cross

Christ on the Cross

1926 · Rubbing on Japan paper

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

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

April–June 1894 · Zincograph

Paul Gauguin — Le Sourire; Taiti (Smile; Tahiti)

Le Sourire; Taiti (Smile; Tahiti)

December 1899 · woodcut on transparent laid tissue paper

Paul Gauguin — Emile Gauguin (1874–1955), the artist's son

Emile Gauguin (1874–1955), the artist's son

ca. 1877–78 · Marble

Paul Gauguin — Vessel with Women and Goats

Vessel with Women and Goats

ca. 1887–89 · Stoneware

Paul Gauguin — Walking stick with a female nude and a Breton sabot on the handle

Walking stick with a female nude and a Breton sabot on the handle

ca. 1888–90 · Boxwood, mother-of-pearl [Pinctada margaritifera (black-lip pearl oyster)], glass, and iron

Paul Gauguin — The Siesta

ca. 1892–94 · Oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin — Hail Mary (Ia Orana Maria)

Hail Mary (Ia Orana Maria)

ca. 1893–95 · Fabricated charcoal, red chalk, and white pastel on formerly blue wove paper, mounted on millboard with strips of rose-colored wove paper along two edges

Paul Gauguin — A Farm in Brittany

A Farm in Brittany

ca. 1894 · Oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin — Tahitian Faces (Frontal View and Profiles)

Tahitian Faces (Frontal View and Profiles)

ca. 1899 · Charcoal on laid paper