Te Faruru (They are Making Love Here)

1894/1895

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

Louis Roy

Printer, French, 1862 - 1907

The image shows the full body of a person seated in a crouching position, with one knee raised and the other bent beneath them. Their face is mostly shrouded in dark shades, with bold lines and shadowing. The person is holding a bowl or similar object. Their hair blends into swirling lines around them. The individual wears clothing with a red accent, possibly a wrap around the lower body. In the background, there is another figure with long flowing hair outlined by intricate patterns of swirls and lines. There is text that reads "TE FARURU" and "190." The image has a textured, artistic appearance with a mix of light and dark areas, suggesting it was created on a colored surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.8 x 20.5 cm (14 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.236

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mongan et al. 1988, no. 15, State v/vi


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL; and The Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1956, no. 64.

1988

  • The Art of Paul Gauguin, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988, no. 171h.

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001.

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. 171h.

Wikidata ID

Q65364022

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