Woman Picking Fruit and the Savage (Femme cueillant des fruits et oviri)

1894/1895

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

The image displays an array of intertwining shapes and lines that divide the composition into two sections filled with abstract figures and patterns. The left side features curving lines and human-like forms in a vertical stance, resembling figures with elongated arms and heads. On the right, a prominent face with exaggerated features and an open mouth connects to other unclear forms, possibly reminiscent of a totem or mask from cultural artifacts. The artwork uses shadows and linear detailing, echoing elements of human forms while remaining ambiguous and open to interpretation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.67

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mongan et al. 1988, no. 36, State only state


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1969

  • Gauguin and Exotic Art, University Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1969, no. 24.

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

Q65363960

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