The Creation of the Universe, from the series “Noa Noa”

Artist: Paul Gauguin, French, 1848–1903
Printer: Pola Gauguin, Danish (born France), 1883–1961
Publisher: Christian Cato, Danish, active early 20th century
Date: 1894, printed 1921
Material: Woodcut
matrix made in: Paris, Île-de-France region, France, Europe
published in: Copenhagen, København commune, Denmark, Europe
printed in: Copenhagen, København commune, Denmark, Europe
Classification: Prints
Collection: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: image: 8 1/16 × 13 15/16 in. (20.5 × 35.4 cm)
sheet: 10 5/8 × 16 3/4 in. (27 × 42.5 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Horace M. Swope
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 285:1940

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