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Tahitians Fishing

A work made of brush and black ink, over brush and brown ink (originally purple), with watercolor and gouache on parchment, laid down on brown wove paper.
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  • A work made of brush and black ink, over brush and brown ink (originally purple), with watercolor and gouache on parchment, laid down on brown wove paper.

Date:

1891/93

Artist:

Paul Gauguin
French, 1848-1903

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Paul Gauguin

Title

Tahitians Fishing

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1891–1893

Medium

Brush and black ink, over brush and brown ink (originally purple), with watercolor and gouache on parchment, laid down on brown wove paper

Dimensions

24.9 × 31.6 cm (9 13/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edward McCormick Blair

Reference Number

2002.227

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