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Paul Gauguin
Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent) (M./K./J./S. 13)
- Estimate
- $3,500 - 4,500
$4,410
Lot Details
Woodcut, on China paper, with full margins.
1893-94/1921
I. 14 x 8 1/8 in. (35.6 x 20.6 cm)
S. 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (41.3 x 27.3 cm)
S. 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (41.3 x 27.3 cm)
Inscribed 'Paul Gauguin fait', 'Pola Gauguin imp' and numbered 'No 96' in pencil by the artist's son, Pola Gauguin (from the posthumous edition of 100), printed and published by Pola Gauguin, Copenhagen, 1921, framed.
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Catalogue Essay
Pola Gauguin, the artist's youngest son, bought the Noa Noa suite of wood blocks in 1919 and printed the 10 different images in an edition of 100 which was published in 1921.
The original wood block is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The original wood block is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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