Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent)

Paul Gauguin

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903). Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent), carved winter 1893–1894; printed 1921. Woodcut on China paper, Image: 14 x 8 1/16 in. (35.6 x 20.5 cm) Sheet: 16 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (41.3 x 27 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 25.147. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent)

Portfolio

Noa Noa

Date

carved winter 1893–1894; printed 1921

Geography

Place printed: Denmark, Place made: France

Medium

Woodcut on China paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Image: 14 x 8 1/16 in. (35.6 x 20.5 cm) Sheet: 16 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (41.3 x 27 cm)

Signatures

Top center monogram in block: "PGO"

Inscriptions

Top left above the image: "no 42"; top center in block: "NOA NOA"; lower left under the image: "Paul Gauguin fait"; lower right under the image: "Pola Gauguin imp" Verso lower left in graphite: "25.147.20"

Markings

Verso lower left stamped: "BROOKLYN MUSEUM, BROOKLYN, N.Y." in rectangle (Lugt 307b)

Credit Line

Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

25.147

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