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Maker(s):Gauguin, Pola
Culture:French (1848-1903); French (1883-1961)
Title:Nave Nave Fenua
Date Made:1893-1894 block; 1921 print by Pola Gauguin
Type:Print
Materials:Woodcut printed in black ink
Place Made:Europe; France; Oceania; French Polynesia; Iles de la Societe; Tahiti
Measurements:Mat: 22 1/16 in x 16 in; 56 cm x 40.6 cm; Sheet: 16 5/8 in x 10 1/8 in; 42.2 cm x 25.7 cm; Image: 14 9/16 in x 8 1/16 in; 37 cm x 20.5 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr l. (graphite, on sheet): Paul Gauguin P[ill.] (Written in the handwriting of his son Pola Gauguin); SIGNATURE: recto, lwr r. (graphite, on sheet): Pola Gauguin imp; INSCRIPTION: recto, upper l. (graphite, on sheet): moji [mozi?]
Accession Number:  MH 1962.86.M.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. M. W. Thompson
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Woodcut print of native nude woman in an exotic setting (presumably Tahiti). Nude woman in left-hand corner with right palm and left hand outstretched toward a tangle of flowers. A large reptile is oriented horizontally at eye level of the nude, but his gaze does not lock with the woman's eyes. Scene is flanked by a tribal design to the left with the title "Nave Nave Fenua" featured prominently on the top. Ink is unevenly distributed on print with some faint patches, suggesting uneven pressure during printing.

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