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Noa noa (Fragrant), 1894/95. Wood-block print in black ink, with red, orange, blue, mauve, light green, and green watercolor on parchment.

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Wood-block print in black ink, with red, orange, blue, mauve, light green, and green watercolor on parchment · Image: 14.5 × 11.8 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Post-Impressionism

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Museum title
Noa noa (Fragrant)
Artist
Paul Gauguin French, 1848-1903
Date
1894/95
Medium
Wood-block print in black ink, with red, orange, blue, mauve, light green, and green watercolor on parchment
Dimensions
Image: 14.5 × 11.8 cm (5 3/4 × 4 11/16 in.); Sheet: 14.7 × 12 cm (5 13/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
Credit line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1848–1903

Post-Impressionism c. 1886–1905

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Noa noa (Fragrant) · Paul Gauguin, 1894/95
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