Paul Gauguin
Studies of a Horse and Kneeling Woman, 1901-02
Monotype, traced monotype printed in black, 1901-02, on thin wove paper, trimmed to the subject at right and below, the lower left sheet made-up, other small repairs
S. 212/207 x 162 mm.
S. 212/207 x 162 mm.
21,2 x 16,2 cm
Gauguin's entirely self-taught approach to the monotype was driven by necessity and informed by his extensive experience of printing woodcuts. He reduced the process to its barest essentials - a...
Gauguin's entirely self-taught approach to the monotype was driven by necessity and informed by his extensive experience of printing woodcuts. He reduced the process to its barest essentials - a drawing was placed on top of a second sheet of paper that had been rolled-up with ink. The drawing was then re-drawn, pressing down onto the inked sheet below, picking up ink. The result was a sheet with a drawing on one side, and a monotype on the other, as here. Although primitive it was extremely flexible
Provenance
Private Collection, SwitzerlandExhibitions
Paul Gauguin: Monotypes, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 23 March - 13 May 1973, no. 57.Grob Gallery, "Geneva, Gauguin, Tahiti and Photography", November 2018 - February 2019