Bouddha (Buddha)

in or after 1895

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

The image shows a sculpture of a seated figure in a meditative pose, resembling Buddha. The figure is intricately carved with detailed features and a calm expression. Above the figure is an ornate arch or halo-like structure. The sculpture appears in black and white, giving it an antique look. To the left of the figure are the letters "PG" and the number "10". The background is softly hued.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in brown-black on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.62

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mongan et al. 1988, no. 45, State only state (B)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Loan Exhibition. Gauguin. For the benefit of the Citizens' Committee fo Children of New York, Inc., Wildenstein and Company, New York, 1956, no. 94.

1988

  • The Art of Paul Gauguin, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988, no. 234a..

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. 234a.

Wikidata ID

Q65363937

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