"In Te Po (La Grande Nuit, also known as La Nuit), a woodcut from the Noa Noa suite, we see the spirit behind a reclining figure, this time in a mountain setting, associated with other figures: to the left of the tupapau [returnee], we distinguish the artist himself, in the form of a specter in a familiar pose, chin resting on a closed fist. By intervening in the scene, he designates himself as a mediator between the West and Tahiti, but also between reality and the imaginary." (A. Perelman, "L'esprit des morts", in C. Bernardi and O. Ferlier-Bouat eds. Ferlier-Bouat eds, Gauguin l'alchimiste, Paris, Musée d'Orsay and R.M.N., 2017, p. 194)
"In Te Po (La Grande Nuit, also known as La Nuit), a woodcut from the Noa Noa suite, we see the spirit behind a reclining figure, this time in a mountain setting, associated with other figures: to the left of the tupapau [returnee], we distinguish the artist himself, in the form of a specter in a familiar pose, chin resting on a closed fist. By intervening in the scene, he designates himself as a mediator between the West and Tahiti, but also between reality and the imaginary." (A. Perelman, "L'esprit des morts", in C. Bernardi and O. Ferlier-Bouat eds. Ferlier-Bouat eds, Gauguin l'alchimiste, Paris, Musée d'Orsay and R.M.N., 2017, p. 194)
Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
Auction: -25 days
Ader
City: Salle Favart , 3, rue Favart 75002 Paris
Auction: Apr 03, 2024 02:00 PM
Auction number: 150521
Auction name: ANCIENT AND MODERN ESTAMPES - A collection
