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The Yellow Christ (recto), Female Bather Wading through a Brook

A work made of salted paper print (extremely faded) toned with watercolor, on cream wove silver printing-out paper, laid down on cream card (recto); albumen print laid down on cream card (verso).
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  • A work made of salted paper print (extremely faded) toned with watercolor, on cream wove silver printing-out paper, laid down on cream card (recto); albumen print laid down on cream card (verso).

Date:

c. 1889

Artist:

Paul Gauguin
French, 1848-1903

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Paul Gauguin

Title

The Yellow Christ (recto), Female Bather Wading through a Brook

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1884–1903

Medium

Salted paper print (extremely faded) toned with watercolor, on cream wove silver printing-out paper, laid down on cream card (recto); albumen print laid down on cream card (verso)

Inscriptions

Inscribed in the artist's hand, verso, lower center, in pen and brown ink: [cropped remnants of flourish below signature]

Dimensions

154 × 123 mm (primary support) (recto); 122 × 86 mm (primary support) (verso); 168 × 133 mm (secondary support)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth F. Chapman

Reference Number

1981.150R

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