Paul Gauguin
Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude)

ArtistFrench, 1848–1903
PrinterDanish, born France, 1883–1961
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude)
  • from the series Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent)
Date1893–1894, printed and published 1928
Printed inCopenhagen, Denmark
MediumWood engraving on light gray China paper
DimensionsBlock: 8 1/16 × 14 in. (20.5 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 16 5/8 in. (27 × 42.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Craig Calvert
Object number2015.18
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
112 Brown Foundation Galleries
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Hotel Drouot, Paris, Piasa, “Estampes modernes Henri M. Petiet,” December 8, 2011, lot 120]; purchased by Dr. and Mrs. Craig Calvert, Cyprus, Texas, 2011-December 2014; given to MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, above image, upper left: Mo 54
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in block, center bottom edge: MARURU
Recto: Signed in printed ink, in block, right bottom edge: PGO [monogram]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below image, lower left: Paul Gauguin fait
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below image, lower right: Pola Gauguin imp
Mount Recto: Inscribed in graphite, right bottom edge: M G92
Recto: Signed in printed ink, in block, right bottom edge: PGO [monogram]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below image, lower right: Pola Gauguin imp
Verso: Stamp in ink, right bottom edge: H.M.P. [encircled]
Catalogue raisonnéKornfeld 22 III, E.b.; Guérin 92 only

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