Women, Animals and Foliage (Femmes, animaux et feuillages)

in or after 1895

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

This is a painting of various figures and natural elements arranged in a narrative style. The scene is composed of different figures in a simplified, almost silhouette-like form with a monochromatic palette, likely achieved by a woodblock or similar printmaking technique. On the left side, a standing figure appears shrouded, while central and right figures are depicted in a more detailed manner, possibly indicating movement or interaction. Above them, the branches of a tree spread, its leaves and fruit rendered in the same monochrome. The upper section also features small creatures or animals nestled among the foliage. The entire composition is confined within a bordered frame, with some decorative or symbolic circular elements featuring inscriptions near the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.118

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mongan et al. 1988, no. 43, State ii/ii (A)


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Gauguin in Tahiti, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1950.

1960

  • Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, Österreichische Galerie im Oberen Belvedere, Vienna, 1960, no. 111.

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

Q65081691

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