Te Arii Vahine (Lady of Royal Blood)

1898-1899

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

The artwork features a reclining figure, lying on their side with their head propped up on one hand and the other arm resting across their body. The facial features are stylized, with dark shading around the eyes and mouth, and short hair. The figure is draped in a cloth with floral patterns, lying on a surface with floral motifs. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background includes abstract, cloud-like forms and floral patterns, with the initials "P.G." in the upper left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on japan paper, adhered along top and bottom edges to mount

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.119

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mongan et al. 1988, no. 44, State only state (A)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1960

  • Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, Österreichische Galerie im Oberen Belvedere, Vienna, 1960, no. 108, repro.

1988

  • The Art of Paul Gauguin, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988, no. 236a.

Bibliography

1927

  • Guérin, Marcel. L'Oeuvre gravé de Gauguin. 2 vols. Paris: H. Floury, 1927.

1988

  • Mongan, Elizabeth, Eberhard W. Kornfeld, and Harold Joachim. Paul Gauguin: Catalogue Raisonne of his Prints. Berne: Galerie Kornfeld, 1988.

  • The Art of Paul Gauguin. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1988: no. 236a.

Wikidata ID

Q65081692

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