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The image features flowing lines and irregular shapes intertwined across the composition. It is an abstract artwork that combines elements resembling figures and natural forms. The lines and shapes on the left side and center of the image evoke a rocky landscape or a flowing stream, while the figures scattered throughout the composition may remind the viewer of people caught in movement.
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The image features flowing lines and irregular shapes intertwined across the composition. It is an abstract artwork that combines elements resembling figures and natural forms. The lines and shapes on the left side and center of the image evoke a rocky landscape or a flowing stream, while the figures scattered throughout the composition may remind the viewer of people caught in movement.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Auti te Pape (Women at the River)

Paul Gauguin

Date
1894/1895
Medium
color woodcut
Dimensions
image: 20.5 x 35.7 cm (8 1/16 x 14 1/16 in.) sheet: 25 x 39.8 cm (9 13/16 x 15 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1950.17.80
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Noa Noa Suite

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Bathers
  • Female nude
  • Post-Impressionist
  • River
  • Nature
  • Writing

NGA object ID 39311. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.