Te Po (The Long Night)

1894/1895

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

Louis Roy

Printer, French, 1862 - 1907

The image shows flowing lines and shapes arranged in an abstract composition. There is a rounded form at the top left with elongated, undulating shapes radiating from it. Below are curved lines and irregular areas of color, suggesting hills or clouds. A bright yellow band runs through the center. A small, intricate circle with flame-like patterns is present below the yellow band. The lines also form figures seated facing left. The inscription "TE PO" is at the bottom left of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.84

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mongan et al. 1988, no. 21, State iv/iv (C)


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1960

  • Graphic Masterpieces of 500 Years from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Louisiana State University Library, Baton Rouge, 1960, no. 47.

1962

  • Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, 1962, no cat.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65364013

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