Nave Nave Fenua (Fragrant Isle)
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Caption
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903). Nave Nave Fenua (Fragrant Isle), carved winter 1893–1894; printed 1921. Woodcut on wove China paper, Image: 13 15/16 x 8 1/16 in. (35.4 x 20.5 cm) Sheet: 16 1/4 x 10 9/16 in. (41.3 x 26.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 25.146. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Nave Nave Fenua (Fragrant Isle)
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Date
carved winter 1893–1894; printed 1921
Medium
Woodcut on wove China paper
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 13 15/16 x 8 1/16 in. (35.4 x 20.5 cm) Sheet: 16 1/4 x 10 9/16 in. (41.3 x 26.8 cm)
Signatures
Lower left monogram in block: "PGO"
Inscriptions
Upper left above image: "no 42"; top center in block: "NAVENAVE FENUA" (title); lower left below image in graphite: "Paul Gauguin fait"; lower right below image in graphite: "Pola Gauguin imp" Verso lower left: "25.146.20"
Markings
Verso lower left stamped: "BROOKLYN MUSEUM, BROOKLYN, N.Y." in rectangle (Lugt 307b)
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
25.146
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