Paul Gauguin
1848 - 1903LE PORTEUR DE FEI, 1898/99
Numbered 24 in ink at lower left of image, from an edition of approximately 40, cited in Kornfeld where only 20 other impressions are recorded, printed by the artist in Tahiti
Woodcut on Japon pelure paper
A good strong impression of the second (final) state
A good strong impression of the second (final) state
Image: 163 by 285mm; 6 1/2 by 11 1/4 in
Sheet: 182 by 300mm; 7 1/8 by 11 3/4 in
Sheet: 182 by 300mm; 7 1/8 by 11 3/4 in
Mongan, Kornfeld & Joachim record 21 impressions, including the present one, of which 13 are in public collections
Mongan, Kornfeld & Joachim record 21 impressions, including the present one, of which 13 are in public collections
Provenance
Kornfeld und Klipstein, Bern, 8-9 June, 1977 [Lot 301]; August Laube, Zurich; Stanley J. Seeger, Surrey, England; Sotheby's--London, March 30, 2011 [Lot 80] £46,850.00Kelton Collection
