Change of Residence (Changement de Residence)
1899
Paul Gauguin
French, 1848-1903
European Art
Paul Gauguin based this composition on details of a sculptural relief from the eighth– to ninth-century temple complex of Borobudur, in central Java, Indonesia, which he knew from a photograph in his possession. The hands of the three Tahitian women on the left form the mudra position namaskara, a gesture of greeting and adoration, in imitation of three Buddhist monks in the relief.
- Maker/Artist
- Gauguin, Paul
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- Woodcut on Eastern laid paper adhered overall to wove paper
- Locations
- Place made: France
- Dimensions
- Image: 6 9/16 x 12 1/8 in. (16.7 x 30.8 cm) Sheet: 6 9/16 x 12 1/8 in. (16.7 x 30.8 cm)
- Inscribed
- Upper left in block: "22"; upper right in block: "TAHITI"
- Departments
- European Art
- Accession Number
- 37.152
- Credit Line
- By exchange
- Exhibitions
- Prints by the Nabis: Vuillard and His Contemporaries, Rembrandt to Picasso: Five Centuries of European Works on Paper
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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