Noanoa 図版34
Paul Gauguin carved this bold, primitive woodcut for his famous travel journal 'Noa Noa,' which documented his dramatic escape from European civilization to Tahiti in the 1890s. The scene, titled 'Le Sourire' (The Smile), features stylized figures and animals that look almost like ancient carvings, perfectly capturing his fascination with a raw, untamed paradise. He created these rough-hewn blocks to give the book a rustic, handmade feel that matched his romanticized—and often completely fictionalized—vision of island life, blending reality with his own Symbolist dreams.
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