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The image shows a series of fluid lines and shapes creating an abstract composition within a rectangle. In the center, the abstract forms suggest the shape of a figure sitting with their head in their hands. To the left, swirling lines resemble waves. On the right, there are more vertical curved lines akin to wood grain patterns. The overall arrangement is abstract.
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The image shows a series of fluid lines and shapes creating an abstract composition within a rectangle. In the center, the abstract forms suggest the shape of a figure sitting with their head in their hands. To the left, swirling lines resemble waves. On the right, there are more vertical curved lines akin to wood grain patterns. The overall arrangement is abstract.

National Gallery of Art · Print

At the Black Rocks (Aux roches noires)

Paul Gauguin

Date
in or after 1895
Medium
woodcut [working proof?]
Classification
Print
Accession number
1952.8.232
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Seated figure
  • Nude
  • Bathers
  • Water
  • Post-Impressionist
  • Rock
  • Rocks

NGA object ID 41964. 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.