Manao Tupapau (Watched by the Spirits of the Dead)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903). Manao Tupapau (Watched by the Spirits of the Dead), carved 1893–1894; printed 1921. Woodcut on China paper, Sheet: 10 7/16 x 16 3/8 in. (26.5 x 41.6 cm) Image: 8 x 14 in. (20.3 x 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 25.155. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Artist
Printer
Title
Manao Tupapau (Watched by the Spirits of the Dead)
Portfolio
Date
carved 1893–1894; printed 1921
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Woodcut on China paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 7/16 x 16 3/8 in. (26.5 x 41.6 cm) Image: 8 x 14 in. (20.3 x 35.6 cm)
Signatures
Lower left monogram in block: "PGO"
Inscriptions
Upper right above image in graphite: "no 42"; upper left in block: "Manao tupupau"; lower left below image in graphite: "Paul Gauguin fait"; lower right below image in graphite: "Pola Gauguin imp" Verso lower right in graphite: "25.155.20"
Markings
Verso stamped lower right: "BROOKLYN MUSEUM/BROOKLYN, N.Y." in rectangle (Lugt 307b)
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
25.155
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