Noanoa 図版39
Coming from Paul Gauguin's famous illustrated travelogue 'Noa Noa,' this woodcut was created to explain his exotic Tahitian paintings to the French public back home. The scene depicts a rustic, almost biblical landscape with three solemn women on the left and cattle wandering through a rugged terrain. Gauguin carved these blocks himself, often with the help of his friend Charles Morice, aiming for a raw, primitive aesthetic that matched his fascination with 'untamed' cultures. The rough, expressive lines give the image a dreamlike, symbolic quality typical of his Symbolist period.
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