Maruru (Thank You)
1894, printed 1941
Artist, French, 1848 - 1903
Printer, American, born Russia, 1902-2005

Artwork overview
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Medium
woodcut on coated wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 20.2 x 35.4 cm (7 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
block: 28.9 x 40.2 cm (11 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.) -
Accession
2004.55.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
Mongan et al. 1988, no. 22, State iii/iii (F)
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mrs. Evelyn Nef, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2004.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1927
Guérin, Marcel. L'Oeuvre gravé de Gauguin. 2 vols. Paris: H. Floury, 1927.
1988
Field, Richard S. Paul Gauguin: The Paintings of the First Voyage to Tahiti. New York and London, 1977:154-157
Inscriptions
recto: in block, at lower right: MARURU PG O; verso: none
Markings
verso: stamped in brown ink at center: PRINTED IN 1941 FROM THE ORIGINAL / WOODBLOCK IN THE COLLECTION OF / THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO FOR / THE PRINT AND DRAWING CLUB. [in rectangle]
Wikidata ID
Q76349563