Photo of collection object Head Piece for "Le Sourire" (Titre pour "Le Sourire")
Gauguin, Paul. Head Piece for "Le Sourire" (Titre pour "Le Sourire"), carved 1899; printed 1921. Woodcut on China paper, Sheet: 10 7/16 x 16 1/4 in. (26.5 x 41.3 cm) Image: 4 x 7 3/16 in. (10.2 x 18.3 cm). Museum Collection Fund, 25.151. No known copyright restrictions.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

Head Piece for "Le Sourire" (Titre pour "Le Sourire")

carved 1899; printed 1921

Paul Gauguin

French, 1848-1903

European Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Gauguin, Paul
Classification
Print
Formatted Medium
Woodcut on China paper
Medium
woodcut, china, paper
Locations
Place printed: Denmark, Place made: France
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 7/16 x 16 1/4 in. (26.5 x 41.3 cm) Image: 4 x 7 3/16 in. (10.2 x 18.3 cm)
Inscribed
Upper left above the image in graphite: "no 42"; upper left in block: "Le Sourire" (title); lower left below the image in graphite: "Paul Gauguin fait"; lower right below the image in graphite: "Pola Gauguin imp" Verso lower right center in graphite: "25.151.20"; verso bottom right in graphite: "25.151"
Departments
European Art
Accession Number
25.151
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Rights Statement
No known copyright restrictions
Museum Location
This item is not on view
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