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The Woman with Figs
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<em>The Woman with Figs </em>is one of only two etchings created by Gauguin and was made in collaboration with his friend Armand Séguin, whose address is inscribed in the upper left of the print. Inexperienced with the medium of etching, Gauguin likely drew the composition himself but relied on his friend to help him with the more technically complex aspects of the process such as laying the ground and biting the plate.
| Artist / Maker | Paul Gauguin |
|---|---|
| Date | 1894, printed 1899 |
| Culture / Origin | France |
| Medium | Etching and soft-ground with open bite and selective wiping, printed in green-black ink |
| Dimensions | Image and Plate: 26.7 x 44 cm (10 1/2 x 17 5/16 in.); Sheet: 44.4 x 59.4 cm (17 1/2 x 23 3/8 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
Gauguin spent the first seven years of his life with his mother and great uncle in Peru. In 1855 his mother took him back to France where he attended boarding school. He joined the merchant marine when he was seventeen and began traveling around South America. When Gauguin's mother died in 1868, Gustave Arosa, an art collector and photographer, became his legal guardian. Arosa's collection included works by Corot (q.v.), Courbet (q.v.), Delacroix (q.v.), and the Barbizon painters, and it… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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