Mahna No Varua Ino (The Devil Speaks)

Paul Gauguin

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903). Mahna No Varua Ino (The Devil Speaks), carved 1893–1894; printed 1921. Woodcut on China paper, Sheet: 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. (26.7 x 41.3 cm) Image: 7 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (20.2 x 35.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 25.156. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Mahna No Varua Ino (The Devil Speaks)

Portfolio

Noa Noa

Date

carved 1893–1894; printed 1921

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Woodcut on China paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Sheet: 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. (26.7 x 41.3 cm) Image: 7 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (20.2 x 35.4 cm)

Signatures

Lower left in block: "PGO"

Inscriptions

Upper left above image in graphite: "no 42"; lower left below image in graphite: "Paul Gauguin fait"; lower right below image in graphite: "Pola Gauguin imp" Verso lower right in graphite: "25.156.20"

Markings

Verso stamped lower right: "BROOKLYN MUSEUM/BROOKLYN, N.Y." (Lugt 307b)

Credit Line

Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

25.156

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