Technical Material
Two Title Pages for "Le Sourire" (Les deux titres du Sourire) [verso]
Paul Gauguin. 1899. boxwood woodcut block. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from National Gallery of Art.
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Paul Gauguin across 3 collections
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- Arlésiennes (Mistral)The Art Institute of Chicago · 1888 · 1934.391 · Compare side by side →
- Head of a Tahitian WomanThe Cleveland Museum of Art · 1891 · 1949.439 · Compare side by side →
- Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana)The Art Institute of Chicago · 1893 · 1980.613 · Compare side by side →
- In the Waves (Dans les Vagues)The Cleveland Museum of Art · 1889 · 1978.63 · Compare side by side →
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Technical MaterialObject type
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Technical Material
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
BirdsSubject
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Birds
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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InventCuratorial reading
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Reviewed 2026-10-24 · 2026-10-20.1
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